Urbanization and Sustainability in Asia: Case Studies of Good Practice
- ISBN-10
- 9715616070
- ISBN-13
- 9789715616072
- Category
- City planning
- Pages
- 500
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Asian Development Bank
- Authors
- Brian Roberts, Trevor Kanaley
Description
This book considers urbanization in Asia and presents case studies of sustainable development "best practice" from 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, ...
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