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Workbook and Powerpoint covering 2.4.1 Urban social and environmental issues
Enquiry question: What are the environmental and social problems facing cities in the developed
and developing world?

• The imbalance between housing demand and supply in some
  cities has led to affordability issues and other problems
  (income deprivation, homelessness, overcrowding).
  • Lack of housing in developing and emerging world cities has
  led to the growth of slum housing (squatter and shanty
  settlements) and urban sprawl with implications for urban
  planning.
• The lack of affordable services (water, sanitation, electricity) in
  slum housing areas has implications for human health (disease
  incidence, life expectancy) and incomes for some communities.
  • Solid waste management is a major issue in many developing
  and developed world cities (illegal dumping, landfill costs and
  environmental impacts, street collectors and recycling).
• The formal and informal economies in developing cities exhibit
  very different working conditions, rate of pay, security and
  human rights and help explain urban inequality.
  • The development of gated communities is both a reflection of
  and response to the income and opportunity inequalities in
  many cities in the developed and emerging worlds.