Sprawling urban areas in Brazil, Nigeria and Bangladesh are all seeing COVID-19 infections rise rapidly. Yet, our research finds, many residents of slums and squatter settlements are not getting the ...

As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, cities have emerged as hubs of economic and social activity. They offer opportunities for employment, education, healthcare, and cultural enrichment.

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

More and more people are being drawn into slums in Ghana’s capital city, Accra. Shutterstock A significant portion of people who migrate from rural to urban areas across Africa end up trapped in slums ...

More than half of residents living in Mumbai’s crowded slums may have contracted coronavirus and are likely being infected at a much higher rate than those not living in slum areas, a new study has ...

Mumbai is commonly referred to as India’s New York City—the country’s commercial, financial, and entertainment capital. The city accommodates more than 20 million residents; it boasts a diverse and ...

Just another day in Nairobi’s Kibera slums. Slums are characterised by densely packed settlements with inadequate provision of services. Reuters/Noor Khamis We live in an urban century. Already more ...

Mumbai is being ruled in a way which guarantees that it will be permanently infested with slums – new, vertical, permanent slums in replacement of the old, temporary, mostly horizontal slums. The Slum ...

The most important factor in enabling the spread of pandemics in slums is the neglect of these marginalized populations by governing elites. By Lee W. RileyEva Raphael and Robert Snyder Dr. Riley, Dr.

In the first week of June, hundreds of houses in Madrasi Camp, a slum cluster in Delhi’s Jangpura neighbourhood, were demolished by the Delhi Development Authority. The demolition followed an order ...

What you need to know: A visit to the city slums in Mbarara portrays a picture of hope, defined by relentless efforts of survival Ever since Mbarara attained city status in July 2020, there has been ...