Africa's urban population is expected to increase from 40 percent to 56 percent by 2050. 90 percent of the world urban population increase will be concentrated in Asia and Africa. As Africa continues to urbanize, sustainable development challenges will be increasingly concentrated in cities. Integrated policies to improve the lives of both urban and rural dwellers are needed.
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations has been issuing, since 1988, every two years revised ... see more »
Governments can buck the trend of exclusionary urban development by being responsive to the needs of citizens who are often displaced as part of modernization, experts say. Read more »
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