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Chittagong, Bangladesh

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Located in the southeast, metropolitan Chittagong is the second largest city in Bangladesh. Its strategic location as the busiest seaport in the region has made it a major economic hub attracting strong inflows
of foreign investment into the production of apparel, ship breaking and oil refinery activities. The city boasts a deep harbor that supports strongly commerce, business and industrial activities. However, despite its rich scenic and natural endowments, population growth and poor planning has caused serioussocial, infrastructure and environmental problems so that about a third of its population live in slums. This profile captures the historical origin, and socio-economic and spatial development of Chittagong city. It also discusses the growing infrastructure and environmental challenges facing the city and the need for the introduction of an integrated multidimensional framework to make the city more livable than its presentsituation.

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

Cities

No. Panggil

ATC PO ESH c

Penerbit

Malaysia : Elsevier., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

11 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0264-2751

Klasifikasi

PO

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

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Subjek

Spatial development
Urbanization
Environmental challenges
Chittagong
Bangladesh

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Md Aslam Mia

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