From a town to a megacity: 400 years of growth

Dhaka Megacity: Geospatial Perspectives on Urbanisation, Environment and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 23-43

  Ahmed, Sohel J ^a   Nahiduzzaman, Kh Md ^b   Bramley, Glen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development plans; Dhaka; Growth; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947040496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6735-5_2     Document Type: Chapter

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