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The Poor die young : housing and health in Third World cities

xxvi, 309 pages : Erratum slip inserted Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction -- The urban context -- Community action to address housing and health problems: the case of San Martin in Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Housing and health in Olaleye-Iponri, a low-income settlement in Lagos, Nigeria -- Housing and health in three squatter settlements in Allahabad, India -- Water supply and the urban poor -- Low cost sanitation -- Surface water drainage in urban areas -- The collection and management of household garbage -- The role of house design in limiting vector-borne disease -…