Urban Environment: Challenges to Sustainability is a Special Report that convenes diverse perspectives on urban environments in developing countries. Participating in this Special Report are several of the Gateway’s thematic online communities, such as: 

From small towns to megacities of more than 10 million people, the developing world is irreversibly urbanizing. As rural migration into cities escalates, municipal infrastructures are struggling to find efficient, less polluting ways to meet the water, sanitation, transportation and power demands of its residents. By 2030 60 percent of the world’s population is projected to live in settlements larger than 2,500 people. It is urgent to consider now the kinds of cities in which we want to live, and the critical issues that affect them; from air pollution and lack of clean water, to adequate financing and effective civic engagement, urban sustainability presents a host of challenges and opportunities.

The report covers four themes, or “views”. For every theme, one or more experts are interviewed. The interviews can be read online. 

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09/06/2006

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Urban Policy > Urban environment > Land use

Urbanisation, Urban sprawl