why do slums exist?
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Why do slums exist?. Comic Relief registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland). Half the world live in cities. Fast growing. Every day the total number of people living in cities and towns goes up by 200,000. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Why do slums exist?
Comic Relief registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).
Half the world live in cities
Fast growing. Every day the total number of people living in cities and towns goes up by 200,000.
Housing. The world would need to build an extra house per second to keep up.
Squatters. 1 in 6 people in the world are squatters.
World: land area
www.worldmapper.org
Kenya
UK
World: population
Land area www.worldmapper.org
World: slum growth
Population www.worldmapper.org
World: poverty*
Slum growth
* Living on less than the equivalent of $10 per day
www.worldmapper.org
Worldwide phenomenon
Nairobi
Rio
Mumbai