Urbanization and the Megacity
The rapid growth of Jakarta, Manila, and Bangkok and the challenges of urban planning.
Key Questions
- 1What drives the rural-to-urban migration in Southeast Asia?
- 2How do "informal settlements" (slums) reflect the failures of urban governance?
- 3What are the environmental implications of the region's sinking megacities?
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