000			01057nam a2200181 4500
020			_a9780670086078
082			_a954.9183 _bINS/I
100			_aInskeep, Steve
245			_aInstant city : life and death in Karachi
260			_aNew Delhi _bPenguin viking _c2011
300			_a284 p.
520			_aAn incisive portrait of karachi, pakistan, a city that illuminates the perils and possibilities of rapidly growing metropolises all around the world in recent decades, the world has seen an unprecedented shift of people from the countryside into cities as steve ins keep so aptly puts it, we are now living in the age of the instant city, when new megacities can emerge practically overnight, creating a host of unique pressures surrounding land use, energy, housing, and the environment in his first book, inskeep explores how this epic migration has transformed one of the world’s most intriguing instant cities: karachi, pakistan
650			_atravel
650			_aUrbanization
650			_abombings
650			_aPakistan--Karachi
942			_cBK
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