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Conference Paper
Will Climate Change Lead to more Urban Violence? Urbanization, Urban Environmental Problems, and Social Disorder in Cities
Buhaug, Halvard; & Urdal, Henrik 2009 Will Climate Change Lead to more Urban Violence? Urbanization, Urban Environmental Problems, and Social Disorder in Cities, presented at 50th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, , 15–18 February.

For the first time in history, the majority of the world population now lives in cities. Global urbanization will continue at high speed; the world's urban population is expected to increase by more than 3 billion people between 2007 and 2050...

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Halvard Buhaug

Halvard Buhaug

Research Professor at PRIO; Professor II in Political Science, NTNU

+47 22 54 77 63
halvard@prio.no

Henrik Urdal

Henrik Urdal

Senior Researcher, CSCW, Editor, Journal of Peace Research; Research Fellow, Kennedy School, Harvard University (2011-12)

47 22 54 77 20 (on leave 2011-12)
henriku@prio.no