PHA-Exchange> State of world population 2007 - Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth

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		State of world population 2007 - Unleashing the Potential of 
Urban Growth

		United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA, June 2007

                   Available online as PDf file [108p.] at: 
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_eng.pdf 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_eng.pdf> 

		"....In 2008, the world reaches an invisible but momentous 
milestone: For the first time in history, more than half its human population, 
3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected 
to swell to almost 5 billion. Many of the new urbanites will be poor. Their 
future, the future of cities in developing countries, the future of humanity 
itself, all depend very much on decisions made now in preparation for this 
growth.

		While the world's urban population grew very rapidly (from 220 
million to 2.8 billion) over the 20th century, the next few decades will see 
an unprecedented scale of urban growth in the developing world. This will be 
particularly notable in Africa and Asia where the urban population will double 
between 2000 and 2030: That is, the accumulated urban growth of these two 
regions during the whole span of history will be duplicated in a single 
generation. By 2030, the towns and cities of the developing world will make up 
81 per cent of urban humanity.

		Urbanization-the increase in the urban share of total 
population-is inevitable, but it can also be positive. The current 
concentration of poverty, slum growth and social disruption in cities does 
paint a threatening picture: Yet no country in the industrial age has ever 
achieved significant economic growth without urbanization. Cities concentrate 
poverty, but they also represent the best hope of escaping it....' 

		"..The Report tries to grasp the implications of the imminent 
doubling of the developing world's urban population and discusses what needs 
to be done to prepare for this massive increase. It looks more closely at the 
demographic processes underlying urban growth in developing areas and their 
policy implications. It specifically examines the consequences of the urban 
transition for poverty reduction and sustainability. ..." 

		Content

		Introduction 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/introduction.html> 

		Chapter 1 The Promise of Urban Growth 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_1/index.html> 

		Chapter 2 People In Cities: Hope Countering Desolation 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_2/index.html> 

		Chapter 3 Rethinking Policy on Urban Poverty 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_4/index.html> 

		Chapter 4 The Social and Sustainable Use of Space 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_4/index.html> 

		Chapter 5 Urbanization and Sustainability in the 21st Century 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_5/index.html> 

		Chapter 6 A Vision for a Sustainable Urban Future: Policy, 
Information and Governance 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/english/chapter_6/index.html> 

		State of World Population 2007 - PDF English 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_eng.pdf>  | Français 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/swp2007_fre.pdf>  | Español 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/swp2007_spa.pdf>  | Arabic 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/swp2007_ara.pdf>  | Russian 
<http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/sowp2007_rus_rev.pdf>  | 
Portuguesa <http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2007/presskit/pdf/swp2007_por.pdf> 


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