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TitleCapital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants
AuthorUnited Nations Statistics Division
AbstractProvides population figures for cities and urban agglomerations with 100,000 or more
inhabitants. Date of data varies from country to country.
Type Data
AffiliationUnited Nations
URL:http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/demog/index.html
Peer ReviewUnknown Review Process
2
TitleEcosystem Management: Federal Agency Activities
AuthorWayne A. Morrissey, Jeffrey A. Zinn, M. Lynne Corn,
Abstract1994 report prepared as a briefing document for the U.S. Congress. Eighteen Federal agencies
demonstrated their ecosystem management activities to the congressional community on
March 24, 1994, as part of a two-day ecosystem management symposium convened by the
Congressional Research Service . . . This report is a compilation of short papers distributed at
the demonstration, describing each participating Federal agency's ecosystem management
efforts. Each agency was asked to address five topics."
1. Ecosystem Management Activities.
2. Cooperation and Coordination.
3. Tools of Ecosystem Management.
4. Funding Ecosystem Management.
5. Ecosystem Management Limits and Opportunities."
Type Nontechnical Repor
AffiliationCongressional Research Service, Library of Congress
URL:http://www.cnie.org/nle/biodv-4.html
Peer ReviewInternal Review Process
3
TitleUrban Agglomerations 1996
AuthorDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
AbstractIncludes tables on [1] World's urban agglomerations of 10 million or more inhabitants in 1996;
[2] Populations (million) and ranks 1996 and 2015 for many cities (A - B, C - F, G - K, L - M, N
- R, S - T, U - Z); [3] Percentage increase between 1975-1995 and 1995-2015 for many cities (A
- B, C - F, G - K, L - M, N - R, S - T, U - Z); [4] Population residing in agglomeration, 1996, as
percentage of total and urban populations (A - B, C - F, G - K, L - M, N - R, S - T, U - Z). Also
graphs on: [1] World's urban agglomerations with populations of 10 million or more inhabitants
in 1996: 1970, 1996 and 2015, [2] Number of urban agglomerations with 1 million or more
inhabitants: 1950 - 2015 and notes.
Type Report
AffiliationUnited Nations
URL:http://www.un.org/esa/population/pubsarchive/urb/urbtoc.htm
Peer ReviewUnknown Review Process
4
TitleUrban and Rural Areas 1996
AuthorPopulation Division
AbstractTables show: Urban and rural populations 1996 and 2030 Percent urban, 1996 and 2030 Annual
urban and rural growth rates, 1990-1995, Population of the largest urban agglomerations in
1995 (for regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America,
Oceania ) and graphics showing:
    Percentage of population living in urban areas in 1996 and 2030
    Urban population (billions) 1950-2030
Type Report
AffiliationUnited Nations
URL:http://www.un.org/esa/population/pubsarchive/ura/furatoc.htm
Peer ReviewUnknown Review Process
5
TitleWorld Resources 1996-97
AuthorWorld Resources Institute
AbstractA primary reference volume on global environmental and natural resource conditions and trends
for the United Nations, World Bank, and related international organizations. Includes:
    Executive Summary
    Part I: The Urban Environment
    Chapter 1: Cities and the Environment
    Chapter 2: Urban Environment and Human Health
    Chapter 3: Urban Impacts on Natural Resources
    Chapter 4: Urban Transportation
    Chapter 5: Urban Priorities for Action
    Chapter 6: City and Community: Toward Environmental Sustainability
    Part II: Global Conditions and Trends and Data Tables
    Chapter 7: Basic Economic Indicators
    Chapter 8: Population and Human Development
    Chapter 9: Forests and Land Cover
    Chapter 10: Food and Agriculture
    Chapter 11: Biodiversity
    Chapter 12: Energy and Materials
    Chapter 13: Water and Fisheries
    Chapter 14: Atmosphere and Climate
Type Report
AffiliationWorld resources Institute for the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations
Environment Programme, and the World Bank
URL:http://www.wri.org/wr-96-97/96tocful.html
Peer ReviewUnknown Review Process


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