Introduction

Dhaka Megacity: Geospatial Perspectives on Urbanisation, Environment and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-22

  Corner, Robert J ^a   Dewan, Ashraf M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Megacities; Population growth; Rural urban migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947017945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6735-5_1     Document Type: Chapter

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