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From UN-HABITAT
State of the World's Cities 2006/7
It is generally assumed that urban populations are healthier, more literate and more prosperous than rural populations. However, UN-HABITAT’s State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 has broken new ground by showing that the urban poor suffer from an urban penalty: Slum dwellers in developing countries are as badly off if not worse off than their rural relatives.

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Slum Dwellers suffer from an Urban Penalty: They are as badly if not worse off than their rural relatives according to UN-HABITAT’s State of the World’s Cities 2006/7
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Foreword by The Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Introduction by Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
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Urbanization: A Turning Point in History
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Urbanization: Mega & Meta Cities, New City States?
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Urbanization: Cities as Centres of Growth
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Slums: Past, Present and Future
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Slums: Some Definitions
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Slums: Overcrowding or “the hidden homeless”
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Slums: Inadequate Sanitation & the Silent Tsunami
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The Urban Penalty: Location Location Location
11. The Urban Penalty: The Poor Die Young
12. The Urban Penalty: Conflict and Natural Disaster
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The Urban Penalty: Education
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The Urban Penalty: Pollution & Sustainability
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The Urban Penalty: New Threats, Old Fears
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China’s rising cities
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Mumbai’s quest for ‘world city’ status
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New Orleans: Poor residents suffer deepest impact of Hurricane Katrina
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Vancouver: The world’s most liveable city combines multiculturalism with environmental sustainability
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Immigrants in Paris: Dreams go up in flames
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Global Scorecard: Achieving the Slum Target
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The Global Scorecard: What Works and What Next
Financing Slum Upgrading
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Urban Features: Children, Slums’ First Casualties
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