Rural-urban change, boundary problems and environmental burdens
Working paper
, 25 pages
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Language:
English
Published: January 2004
Human Settlements Working Paper
ISBN: 9781843695387
Product code:9500IIED
Many of the most intense pollution and resource pressures originate in urban centres, and have their major impacts on the surrounding regions. Peri-urban zones are often far more environmentally unstable than either urban or rural settings. Rural-urban burdens can be especially difficult to accommodate within existing administrative systems/boundaries, particularly in countries where public authorities face severe financial difficulties. This paper provides a policy-oriented review of those environmental burdens in low-and middle-income countries that cross rural-urban boundaries but are not national or global in scale.
Cite this publication
McGranahan, G., Satterthwaite, D. and Tacoli, C.
(2004).
Rural-urban change, boundary problems and environmental burdens.
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