Air Pollution in Asian Cities/edited by Quamrul Islam Chowdhury. Air Pollution in Asian Cities/edited by Quamrul Islam Chowdhury. Dhaka, Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh, 2000, vii, 156 p., $13 (pbk). ISBN 984-756-004-8.

    Contents: Preface. I. Bangladesh : Dhaka : 1. Smoke and haze in Dhaka’s concrete jungle. 2. Curbing Air Pollution: role of the media. 3. The importance of automotive pollution control. 4. The metagame and Bangladesh’s press. II. China : Beijing : 1. Air pollution in Beijing. III. India : Calcutta : Calcutta stresses efficient management in reducing air pollution. Delhi : Delhi’s legal war against auto emission. IV. Iran : Tehran : Planning for air pollution abatement in Tehran. V. Nepal : Kathmandu : 1. Curbing air pollution in Kathmandu. 2. Kathmandu : curbing vehicular pollution. VI. Pakistan : Karachi : 1. Karachi’s air pollution : threat to human health. Lahore : Air pollution in Lahore. VII. The Philippines : Manila : Curbing air pollution in Metro Manila. VIII. Thailand : Bangkok : Dhaka and Bangkok : negative vs positive.

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