Slums and Urban Poverty

These flashcards cover the key concepts and facts related to slums, their causes, statistics, and the conditions faced by slum dwellers.

What is a slum defined by?

A lack of access to safe water, inadequate sanitation, poor housing quality, overcrowding, and insecure residential status.

Name three major causes of slums as push factors.

Climate change, conflict zones, famine, and lack of opportunities.

What percentage of the world's population is expected to live in slums by 2050?

Approximately 1/3 of the world’s population, or 3 billion people.

List two significant pull factors that lead people to slums.

More and better opportunities, greater security, access to higher wages, access to healthcare, access to education.

Which city contains Dharavi, known as one of the largest slums in the world?

Mumbai, India.

How many people live in Dharavi's limited space?

Approximately 1 million people live within 2.1 square kilometers (518 acres).

What is the informal economy?

Work that occurs outside of the formal economy, unregistered and unregulated, with no government recognition.

By what year will urban dwellers in South Asia swell to 1.13 billion?

By the year 2050.

What is the estimated number of Nigerians living in extreme poverty?

95 million people.

What is the housing need in Nigeria as of 2018?

17 million extra homes are needed.