Five Cities: Modelling Asian Urban Population-environment DynamicsGayl D. Ness, Michael M. Low Oxford University Press, 2000 - 311 pages This book documents important new research on the dynamic interactions between population and the urban environment. The focus is on five cities in Asia: Faisalbad in Pakistan, Khon Kaen in Thailand, Cebu in the Philippines, Pusan in South Korea, and Kobe in Japan. It provides both important case studies and powerful analytic models. Urban planners, international development organizations, and students of urban studies will all find this book an invaluable resource. |
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... city . Some sections of the island's coast are lined with narrow strips of flat alluvial deposits . On the largest of these is the crowded downtown portion of Cebu City . In their foothills and lower elevations , the mountains of Cebu ...
... city . Some sections of the island's coast are lined with narrow strips of flat alluvial deposits . On the largest of these is the crowded downtown portion of Cebu City . In their foothills and lower elevations , the mountains of Cebu ...
Page 151
... Cebu City's mountain territory , aside from not being well suited for urban ' development ' , are officially classified as protected areas . Either partially or totally ... Cebu City : Showing Topography and Barangay Boundaries Cebu City 151.
... Cebu City's mountain territory , aside from not being well suited for urban ' development ' , are officially classified as protected areas . Either partially or totally ... Cebu City : Showing Topography and Barangay Boundaries Cebu City 151.
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... Cebu City is not only the educational centre of the southern Philippines but also its medical hub . As such , its hospitals serve a population much larger than that residing in the city ; it is difficult to estimate this number . In the ...
... Cebu City is not only the educational centre of the southern Philippines but also its medical hub . As such , its hospitals serve a population much larger than that residing in the city ; it is difficult to estimate this number . In the ...
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Ness with Michael M | 3 |
Urban PopulationEnvironment Dynamics | 19 |
Environment Dynamics | 43 |
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