Urbanization and over-population
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Population and Urbanization
Urban dwellers are rapidly becoming a majority of the population. Most of them live in developing countries, and an ever-higher proportion in the biggest cities. Most of the world’s largest cities are now in developing countries, and they are growing to sizes never before experienced. The urban population is growing several times as fast as in the rural areas, either through natural growth (the...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Ecology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0141-6707,1365-2028
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01040.x