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Over the past few decades, Asia has made headlines around the world as the region with the fastest economic growth, the economic powerhouse of the world, the saviour of the global economy in times of financial crises, etc. However, Asia is a vast region with an enormous diversity, deep contrasts and wide disparities: rapid economic growth, extreme poverty, both affecting large numbers of people. The dimensions of these contrasts and disparities become particularly visible within the context of urban development, housing and poverty.
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Yap, K.S. (2011). A Region of Contrasts: Urban Development, Housing and Poverty in Asia. In: Yuen, B., Kumssa, A. (eds) Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development in Africa and Asia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9867-2_4
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