Planet of Slums
Jun 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Geopolitics, Habitat, Trends
This is an important book on an important topic. While one may disagree with some of his conclusions as to “why”, the data and overall picture is bleak. And as both natural disasters and warfare continue to displace millions of people every year, it will continue to get worse. Already over one billion people live in slums – and that figure will double over the next decade. And although we in the US have a relatively small (under 6 percent of the urban population) percentage in urban slums, in absolute terms it is still more than many of the poorer countries have.
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