Download or read book Environmental Problems in Third World Cities written by Jorge E. Hardoy and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and analyses the environmental problems of Third World cities, showing how they affect human health and the local ecology. The authors show how readily available practical solutions are, if the political means can be found.

Download or read book Seismicity of Central America written by Nicholas Nicholas Ambraseys and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the outcome of a careful and detailed study of earthquakes in Central America. It combines information from felt effects and instrumental recordings to reassess the location and size of events since the beginning of the instrumental era. Early sections describe the techniques used, with particular emphasis on the determination of earthquake magnitude. The largest section comprises detailed descriptions of more than 700 of the more significant earthquakes, many accompanied by maps of the felt effects. The main catalogue gives details of the location and size of more than 1800 events, with references to associated phenomena such as surface faulting, volcanism and tsunami generation.

Download or read book Environmental Problems in an Urbanizing World written by Jorge E. Hardoy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America contain some of the world's most life- and health-threatening human environments. Environment-related diseases and injuries cause millions of preventable deaths each year. In many squatter settlements, children are 40 to 50 times more likely to die before the age of five than they would be in Europe or North America and most such deaths are environment-related. Many cities also cause serious environmental degradation to their surroundings and increasingly contribute to global warming. This updated and much expanded edition of the classic Environmental Problems in Third World Cities describes environmental problems and their effect on human health, local ecosystems and global cycles. It points to the political causes that underpin many of these problems - including ineffective, unaccountable governments, and aid agencies' reluctance to work with the urban poor. It also highlights innovative solutions such as: * High-quality, low-cost homes and neighbourhoods developed by urban poor groups working with local non-governmental organizations * Local Agenda 21s developed by municipal governments in partnership with community organizations.* In their analysis, the authors show that cities can meet sustainable development goals. There are practical, affordable solutions to their environmental problems, but most of these depend on more competent and accountable city governments and on more support for low-income households and their organizations. The book also outlines the changes needed international aid agencies to support this. PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION 'It's rare to encounter a work as authoritative and accessible as this. It is a mine of useful information from cities in every corner of the Third World, which does not shy away from the immensity of the problems, but says as much about the solutions to them as about the problems themselves' Jonathon Porritt 'Well written and very accessible' The Geographical Journal 'Of value to students, teachers, practitioners, policy makers and aid agencies' Third World Planning Review 'A valuable resource for understanding the underlying problems[this book offers] practical alternatives' Cities International.

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Download or read book Realidades y expresiones written by Jorge Palomo and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contemporary painting collection of the Cultural Heritage Trust of El Salvador in an opportunity to review an entire generation of local artists who through the consignment of 24 paintings have created a permanent collection in MARTE. The diversity of stylistic tendencies and topics represent the country's artistic activity for the past decades and includes: Expressionism, Realism, Surrealism and Magic Realism and Abstract. The collection was composed by works of artistsExhibition of the : José Nery Alfaro, Negra Alvarez, Licry Bicard, Antonio Bonilla, William Chilín, Augusto Crespín, Bernabé Crespín, El Aleph, Titi Escalante, Roberto Galicia, Antonio García Ponce, Roberto Huezo, Conchita Kuny Mena, Luís Lazo Chaparro, Mauricio Linares Aguilar, Fernando Llort, Salvador Llort, Maria Martinez-Cañas, Mauricio Mejía, César Menéndez, Rodolfo Molina, Francisco Reyes, Armando Solís and Rafael Varela.