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100	1		_aKrämer, Alexander. _eeditor.
245	1	0	_aHealth in Megacities and Urban Areas _h[recurso electrónico] / _cedited by Alexander Krämer, Mobarak Hossain Khan, Frauke Kraas.
264		1	_aHeidelberg : _bPhysica-Verlag HD : _bImprint: Physica, _c2011.
300			_aXIV, 319 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	1		_aContributions to Statistics, _x1431-1968
520			_aDiverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. Under the dynamics of global change, megacities are themselves changing: On the one hand they are prone to increasing socio-economic vulnerability due to pronounced poverty, socio-spatial and political fragmentation, sometimes with extreme forms of segregation, disparities and conflicts. On the other hand megacities offer positive potential for global transformation, e.g. minimisation of space consumption, highly effective use of resources, efficient disaster prevention and health care options – if good strategies were developed.   At present in many megacities and urban areas of the developing world and the emerging economies the quality of life is eroding. Most of the megacities have grown to unprecedented size, and the pace of urbanisation has far exceeded the growth of the necessary infrastructure and services. As a result, an increasing number of urban dwellers are left without access to basic amenities like clean drinking water, fresh air and safe food. Additionally, social inequalities lead to subsequent and significant intra-urban health inequalities and unbalanced disease burdens that can trigger conflict and violence between subpopulations.   The guiding idea of our book lies in a multi- and interdisciplinary approach to the complex topic of megacities and urban health that can only be adequately understood when different disciplines share their knowledge and methodological tools to work together. We hope that the book will allow readers to deepen their understanding of the complex dynamics of urban and megacity populations through the lens of public health, geographical and other research perspectives.
650		0	_aMedicine.
650		0	_aGeography.
650		0	_aStatistics.
650		0	_aEnvironmental Medicine.
650		0	_aMigration.
650	1	4	_aMedicine & Public Health.
650	2	4	_aMedicine/Public Health, general.
650	2	4	_aMigration.
650	2	4	_aGeography (general).
650	2	4	_aEnvironmental Health.
650	2	4	_aStatistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences.
700	1		_aKhan, Mobarak Hossain. _eeditor.
700	1		_aKraas, Frauke. _eeditor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783790827323
830		0	_aContributions to Statistics, _x1431-1968
856	4	0	_zLibro electrónico _uhttp://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-7908-2733-0
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