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Krafft, T., Kremer, A., Schraeder, S. (2004). Environmental Degradation and Health:Urban Growth and Health Risks in Pondicherry. In: Dutt, A.K., Noble, A.G., Venugopal, G., Subbiah, S. (eds) Challenges to Asian Urbanization in the 21st Century. The GeoJournal Library, vol 75. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2531-9_11
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