The human habitat

[...] if all these urban dwellers adopt the suburban living patterns and lifestyles of the United States and Western Europe, the problems of climate change, resource depletion, waste and pollution will be greatly exacerbated. [...] many if not most of the urban dwellers in the global south live in g...

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Published in:The Ecologist (1979) 2009-06, Vol.39 (5), p.14-15
Main Author: Dittmar, Hank
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Environmentalists
Green buildings
Habitats
Infant mortality
Living conditions
Sustainable development
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Summary:[...] if all these urban dwellers adopt the suburban living patterns and lifestyles of the United States and Western Europe, the problems of climate change, resource depletion, waste and pollution will be greatly exacerbated. [...] many if not most of the urban dwellers in the global south live in grossly overcrowded slums, rife with cholera and other diseases, and where infant mortality, malnutrition and lack of secure land tenure are endemic problems.
ISSN:0261-3131