For the first time in global history, more than half of the total world population – over 3.3 billion people – lives in urban areas, and that number will grow to two-thirds of the earth’s population by 2050. Most of this rapid urban growth is occurring in megacities and secondary cities throughout the developing world. More alarming than the sheer numbers of new urban residents is the accelerating rate of urban poverty. Rather than focusing on the challenges of urban growth in general, this report focuses on strategies to improve the lives of the urban poor.
Resource collections
- Accountability to affected populations (AAP)
- Topics
- 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
