UN Report 2003 Flashcards
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2003
2003
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What does the paper look at
rural-urban migration
impact of rapid urbanisation in developing countries
- low rural incomes from farming
- lack of rural land
- higher incomes in urban areas and more opportunities and services
how does migration cause slums
Rural people move to urban areas, often cannot find jobs and end up living in slums with a lower quality of life and in a vulnerable situation
People assume the city is going to have more opportunities than rural but this isn’t always the case
when may people end up working in the informal sector
if the formal sector doesn’t have any jobs
how informal settlements may be viewed as rural
they may have the same atmosphere as the rural communities where people have come from
what is part of the urban bias
that rural people are taxed to pay for services in the city, which attracts people to the city
what will happen to the speed of rural-urban migration in the future
slow
