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AnnMarie Cordner & Gary Cordner
Urbanization, Policing, and Security [PDF ebook]
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In terms of raw numbers, the amount of world urban dwellers have increased four-fold, skyrocketing from 740 million in 1950 to almost 3.3 billion in 2007. This ongoing urbanization will continue to create major security challenges in most countries. Based on contributions from academics and practitioners from countries as diverse as Nigeria, Pakist

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 475 ● ISBN 9781420085587 ● Editor AnnMarie Cordner & Gary Cordner ● Publisher CRC Press ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4272219 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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