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Hot Spots of Population Growth and Urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific Coastal Region

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  1. Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Poh Poh Wong

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Wong, P.P., Boon-Thong, L., Leung, M.W. (2006). Hot Spots of Population Growth and Urbanisation in the Asia-Pacific Coastal Region. In: Harvey, N. (eds) Global Change and Integrated Coastal Management. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3628-0_7

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