Cities are a locus of human diversity, where people with varying degrees of wealth and status share an association within a particular urban boundary. Despite the common geography, sharp social divis
For too long, cities have been thought of as environmental blackspots, with high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. This book takes a
Feeling a need for demographic research on urban populations that goes beyond simple urban/rural dichotomies to take into account inter- and intra-urban differentials, the National Research Council fo
