Urbanization and sustainability: Challenges and strategies for sustainable urban development in Bangladesh

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 237-256

  Rana, Md Masud Parves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dhaka city; Slums and squatters; Urban sustainability; Urbanization; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MIGRATION; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 78650596161     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-010-9258-4     Document Type: Article

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