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Authors	C. Westin, N. Westin
Title	Projections of urban development
Publisher	IMISCOE
Place	Amsterdam
Title series	IMISCOE Working Papers
Year	2009
Series number	25
Institute/dept.	CEIFO - Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations
Keywords	Health/welfare; Migration/migration flows; Cities/Countries; Comparative theory/case studies
Abstract	Charles Westin and Niklas Westin offer an overview of world population development, the main trends in global urbanisation and the effects of fast-growing mega-cities that lack adequate environmental infrastructure and political stability. Their analysis is based mainly on UN and World Bank statistics and specific trend projections. The authors pinpoint where urban growth could be exceptionally high and which problems would be specifically related to such expansion. In many cities, this means the rise of slums, squatters and favelas, which, in turn, are related to worldwide environmental risks, global warming and flooding, crime, corruption, and health and urban terrorism.
Document type	Report
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