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Mukai, Gary; Kim, Pearl; Li, Alan; Chenette, Sara – 1997
This curriculum unit explains that currently Asia has 9 of the world's 14 megacities (a city with a population of 10 million people or more) and that by the year 2015 there will be 27 megacities with 17 of them in Asia. The unit introduces students to several megacities in Asia and uses these cities as examples for understanding the ecological…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Bryjak, George J. – USA Today, 1984
Indian cities are growing rapidly due to natural increase and migration from rural areas. This has caused huge pollution problems and has resulted in overcrowded schools and hospitals. Conflict between religious groups has increased; so has crime. India is modernizing, but not fast enough. (CS)
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Caste, Crime, Environmental Standards
