The seven myths of 'slums'
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For anyone who takes an interest in the problem of slums, a few basic facts will soon become clear. Firstly, global poverty is moving from rural areas to the cities. For the first time in human history, more than half the world population now lives in urban areas. Secondly, most of the world’s urban population, most of its largest cities and most of its urban poverty is now located in Africa, Asia and Latin America – the so-called developing world. Thirdly, the growth in slums since the 1980s...
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