Problem
Urban poverty
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Urban underclassInner city poverty
Urban fringe poverty
Nature:
Urban poverty is, in a sense, an overflow of rural poverty. Because rural people in the low-income group find themselves 'unemployable' in the urban environment as a result of their deficient education and training, they continue to be poor. According to the Urban Management Programme of the UN Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), urban poverty encompasses three main issues: lack of adequate employment, lack of appropriate urban services and insufficient social integration.
Broader Problems:
Social injusticeSocio-economic povertySocial underdevelopmentDemoralizing image of urban community identity Narrower Problems:
Urban slumsSocial outcastsUrban unemploymentUnderprovision of basic urban servicesFragmentation of social structures in depressed areas Related Problems:
GraffitiRural povertyInformal sector Aggravates:
Urban overcrowdingCustodial democracyNeighbourhood control by criminalsPsychological stress of urban environmentEnvironmental degradation of inner city areasStruggle for financial security in urban life style References:
Davis, Lenwood G: Ecology of Blacks in the Inner City: an exploratory bibliographyHardoy, Jorge E; Cairncross, Sandy and Satterthwaite, David: The Poor Die Young: housing and health in third world cities Subject(s):
Amenities → TownsAmenities → Urban
Society → Class, caste, elites
Society → Disadvantaged
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST