This volume sets out the issues behind environment-related diseases caused by inadequate sanitation, contaminated water, airborne pollution, garbage, overcrowding and dangerous sites. It describes the development of actions to address these hazards and to rectify living conditions in the long term. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFSG; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534. . 1993. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Environmental Problems in Third World Cities
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 1993
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1853831468
ISBN 13: 9781853831461
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Describes and analyses the environmental problems of Third World cities, showing how they affect human health and the local ecology. The authors show how readily available practical solutions are, if the political means can be found.

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Jorge E. Hardoy was President of IIED-America Latina until his death in 1993.

Diana Mitlin is an economist and social development specialist and works both at the International Institute for Environment and Development and the Institute for Development Policy and Management (University of Manchester).

David Satterthwaite is a Senior Fellow at IIED and also teaches at the Development Planning Unit of University College London and at the London School of Economics.

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