Impacts of urbanization on flood and soil erosion hazards in Istanbul, Turkey

<p> Due to the inappropriate planning and explosive population growth in urban areas, especially in developing countries, sustainable and disaster-safe urbanization has become the most important challenge for governments. Urbanization presents benefits in different ways but has led simultaneo...

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Main Author: Ozacar, Biricik Gozde
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona 2014
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3603219