New towns going up in developing nations pose major risk to the poor

New towns going up in developing nations pose major risk to the poor
Denver CO (SPX) Apr 11, 2014 - Satellite city projects across the developing world are putting an increasing number of poor people at risk to natural hazards and climate change, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Denver. Throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America `new towns' are rapidly being built on the outskirts of major cities with the goal of relieving population pressures, according to study a ... more

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