2007 Urban Summit
World's Slum Dwellers: More Like Us Than We Think
August 12, 2007
By Neal Peirce
Washington Post Writers Group
Summary
Life for the worst off means existence in seemingly total squalor -- tightly packed shacks, piles of litter and sewage running freely. Women routinely risk robbery and rape to bring a bucket of water from some central well or tap.
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Plan or Be Engulfed: Harsh Lesson For World Cities
July 15, 2007
By Neal Peirce
Washington Post Writers Group
Summary
...If today's birthrates continue unaltered, U.N. figures suggest there could be 11.7 billion people by 2050. There is some good news here.
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