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One of the main causes of the arising problems in the world is the population explosion, which will have encrmous consequences in the remaining part of this century. This phenomenon strongly affects the process of urbanization.
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Thijsse, J.P. et al. (1968). Selected working papers. In: Urbanization in Developing Countries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5882-6_9
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