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Why do slums exist? Comic Relief registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).
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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 Presentation
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Page 1: Why do slums exist?

Why do slums exist?

Comic Relief registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

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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.

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World: land area

www.worldmapper.org

Kenya

UK

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World: population

Land area www.worldmapper.org

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World: slum growth

Population www.worldmapper.org

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World: poverty*

Slum growth

* Living on less than the equivalent of $10 per day

www.worldmapper.org

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Worldwide phenomenon

Nairobi

Rio

Mumbai