Urban Poverty - Urban Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
2020年10月15日 · Urban poverty refers to the set of economic and social difficulties that are found in industrialized cities and that are the result of a combination of processes such as: the establishment of comfortable living standards, the increase of individualism, processes of social fragmentation, and the dualization of the labor market, which translates ...
Urban Poverty in Asia - Asian Development Bank
This paper on Urban Poverty in Asia looks at the different dimensions of poverty in Asia, both income and nonincome, its two main regions, including a brief account of who and what class of people are affected most by poverty and deprivation.
Introduction to urban poverty | International Institute for …
One in seven of the world's population live in informal settlements in urban areas. More than this are probably in poverty. With our partners, and informed by the work of federations of slum/shack dwellers, we are transforming the understanding of urban poverty, its …
COVID-19 recovery and the global urban poor - Nature
2021年5月27日 · The COVID-19 impacts are especially detrimental in urban centres in large cities that house some of the densest communities on the planet. Mounting evidence indicates that higher rates of ...
Urban Poverty - SpringerLink
2024年9月20日 · Urban poverty is a widespread and persistent social problem globally, characterized by complex and multifaceted negative consequences for human life. It affects millions of individuals and families, leading to a cycle of …
Urban Poor - UNFCCC
The lives of the urban poor can be improved while limiting emissions and adapting to climate change. This can be done by providing the urban poor with basic services that are climate friendly and efficient and also by implementing appropriate adaptations to reduce their vulnerability to climate change.
Urban poverty : a global view - The World Bank
This paper provides an overview on what has been learned about urban poverty over the past decade with a focus on what is new and what the implications are for the World .
Understanding and researching urban extreme poverty: a …
2019年12月6日 · Urban extreme poverty has long been regarded as a vital challenge for policy and practice, but how might we research it? In this article, we set out a two-step approach to identifying and understan...
Urban Poor | Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月18日 · For well over a century and a half, the urban poor have been an object of intense contemplation among scholars, politicians, philanthropists, activists, and policy makers, and the topic of urban poverty has been one of the …
Urban poverty: cities, slums, and the need for policy action - UNU …
As developing countries rapidly urbanize, poverty is becoming an increasingly urban phenomenon. Across the Global South, most urban residents work in the informal economy in low-paying, volatile positions that provide limited opportunities for upward mobility.