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Title: Dimensions of Urban Growth in Pakistan * (POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT Issues) (Report)
Author : Pakistan Development Review
Release Date : January 22, 1991
Genre: Economics,Books,Business & Personal Finance,
Pages : * pages
Size : 285 KB

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The urban population of Pakistan has grown almost fourfold, over the last two decades. It is estimated that it will increase by 55.5 million by the year 2000 [Blacker (n.d.)]. The increases in urban population is attributed to either continued rural to urban migration or natural increase. As a consequence of the above increase in population the urban riving conditions are under great pressure. It is therefore important to analyse the dimensions of urban growth and examine its social and economic implications. The objectives of the present study are: 1. To analyse the trends and variations in urban growth;