Urban health in the post-2015 agenda
Talukder, Shamim, Capon, Anthony G., Nath, Dhiraj, Kolb, Anthony, Jahan, Selmin and Boufford, Jo, (2015). Urban health in the post-2015 agenda. The Lancet, 385(9970), 769-n/a
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Sub-type Journal article Author Talukder, Shamim
Capon, Anthony G.
Nath, Dhiraj
Kolb, Anthony
Jahan, Selmin
Boufford, JoTitle Urban health in the post-2015 agenda Appearing in The Lancet Volume 385 Issue No. 9970 Publication Date 2015-02-28 Place of Publication n/a Publisher Elsevier Start page 769 End page n/a Language eng Abstract With the rapid rate of urbanisation in developing countries across Asia and Africa, about 70% of the world's population is expected to be living in cities by 2050.1 In their density and complexity, cities often drive national economies, provide a rich array of specialised services, ideas and innovation, with diverse social and cultural populations. However, with an estimated one billion people living in slums—according to UN Habitat, cities are also sites of extreme poverty and environmental degradation with some missing basic infrastructure and services including sanitation, electricity, and health care. Copyright Holder Elsevier Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60428-7 -
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