Meeting the Challenges of Megacities in the Developing World:

A Collection of Working Papers

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Size: 124 pages, 8 1/2 x 11

Publication Year:1996

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Committee on Megacity Challenges and Its Panels on Improving Labor Markets, Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services, and Transportation Options, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council
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Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented population growth, which is exacerbating their already substantial problems in providing shelter and basic services. This volume draws on the significant advances in technologies and management strategies made in recent decades to suggest ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Options for Improving Labor Markets for Megacities in the Developing World	1-34	(skim)
Water and Sanitation Services for Megacities in the Developing World	35-64	(skim)
Transportation Options for Megacities in the Developing World	65-111	(skim)

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Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented population growth, which is exacerbating their already substantial problems in providing shelter and basic services. This volume draws on the significant advances in technologies and management strategies made in recent decades to suggest ways to improve urban life and services, especially for the poor. Four challenges to developing countries' megacities are addressed: labor markets, housing, water and sanitation, and transportation, along with a synthesis of general thinking on how to meet megacity challenges and be competitive in the twenty-first century.

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A Collection of Working Papers

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