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From one flooding crisis to the next: Negotiating 'the maybe' in unequal Karachi.

Every few years, Karachi floods during the summer monsoon. The flooding brings latent manoeuvrings by political actors looking to establish their hold over the city to the surface. Politicians, urban administrators, and relevant state and non‐state institutions blame historical planning failures, in...

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Published in:Geographical Journal Vol. 190; no. 1; pp. 1 - 15
Main Authors: Kaker, Sobia Ahmad, Anwar, Nausheen H.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2024
Subjects:
Karachi (Pakistan)
Municipal government
Nongovernmental organizations
Urban ecology
Megalopolis
Floods
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