In partnership: supporting informal settlement upgrading from within
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
The numbers are staggering. According to a UN-Habitat reportOpens an external link, more than 1 billion people worldwide lived in slums or informal settlements in 2020, and left unchecked that number is expected to triple in the coming decades. Attracted by economic activity, the population of cities is rapidly increasing, but many urban areas -- particularly in Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and South-E . . .
The numbers are staggering. According to a UN-Habitat reportOpens an external link, more than 1 billion people worldwide lived in slums or informal settlements in 2020, and left unchecked that number is expected to triple in the coming decades. Attracted by economic activity, the population of cities is rapidly increasing, but many urban areas -- particularly in Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and South-E . . .