Rapid urbanisation has not been accompanied by equitable economic growth and has resulted in increased urban poverty. As a result of this worsening of urban pover- ty, many low-income households suffer from extremely limited livelihood security. Increasing demand for land in cities for housing favours urban livestock keeping, as it requires less or no land and promises higher returns per unit of land utilised.
Resource collections
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
