A sustainable state for urban life in poor societies: Bangladesh

Meier, Richard; Quium, A S M Abdul

doi:10.1016/0016-3287(91)90026-x

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“…Not the least of these are a very rapidly growing population and a position amid some of the world's most flood-prone lands.2 Dhaka is already bursting at the seams trying to house, feed, employ, and care for a vast pool of extremely poor inhabitants. Within two decades it is likely to be counted among the world's largest cities (Miah and Webber, 1990;Meier and Quium, 1991).…”

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Crucibles of Hazard: Mega-Cities and Disasters in Transition

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