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Economic Growth In African Cities Like Lagos, Nairobi And Addis Ababa Paints The Urban ... - 2 views

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"Economic Growth In African Cities Like Lagos, Nairobi And Addis Ababa Paints The Urban Poor Into A Desperate Corner"

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Marxist and Geographer David Harvey on Urban Development and Power - SPIEGEL ONLINE - 2 views

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How big is a hectare? | Metric Views - 2 views

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A good way to visualize a hectare, when teaching urban density

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China's urban explosion: A 21st century challenge - CNN.com - 2 views

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ib_geog2009 Populations in transition Patterns and Change

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7 Cities with Great Green Projects Others Should Imitate : TreeHugger - 3 views

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Case studies of resource reduction schemes in urban areas around the world @mattpodbury

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New Study Shows Urban Cycling Is Faster Than Driving : TreeHugger - 1 views

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BBC News - Inequality in China: Rural poverty persists as urban wealth balloons - 0 views

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ib_geog2009 Disparities in wealth and development inequality china

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Dominic Tilley on 30 Jun 11

The rapid growth of China's economy over the past three decades has been greeted with largely unquestioned assumptions that increasing affluence would lead to a happier, wealthier and more equitable society. Of course, such assumptions came with an implicit acceptance that some would get rich faster, but also that these benefits would eventually trickle down.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The rapid growth of China's economy over the past three decades has been greeted with largely unquestioned assumptions that increasing affluence would lead to a happier, wealthier and more equitable society. Of course, such assumptions came with an implicit acceptance that some would get rich faster, but also that these benefits would eventually trickle down.</div>

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Ann Smith on 30 Jun 11

Disparities between rural and urban China are growing

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China's Great Uprooting - Moving 250 Million Into Cities - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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ib_geog2009 Patterns and Change Populations in transition migration China rural to urban urbanisation cities

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The Mississippi Delta: Scratching a living | The Economist - 1 views

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Daily chart: Going to town | The Economist - 5 views

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Populations in transition China Urban

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What Will Be the Fate of the Playa San Carlos, Panama? | Congress for the New Urbanism - 0 views

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James Mattiace on 26 Aug 13

Impact of Development on local environment and culture.

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