The urban environmental challenge in Latin America (English)

According to recent statistics, Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most urbanized regions in the world, with the urban population expected to reach 80 percent by the year 2020. The author reviews the period from the mid 70s to the mid 80s, a time of economic and political turmoil, consequently with little, if any, economic growth. The lack of public investment in urban infrastructure was a major consequence, hence, creating severe urban...

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Dixon,John A.;
Document Date
1993/08/31
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
19307
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
The urban environmental challenge in Latin America
Keywords
water

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Dixon,John A..

The urban environmental challenge in Latin America (English). LATEN dissemination note ; no. 4 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/207121468769804056

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