Sprawling urban areas in Brazil, Nigeria and Bangladesh are all seeing COVID-19 infections rise rapidly. Yet, our research finds, many residents of slums and squatter settlements are not getting the ...

In a guest blog post, Indian journalist Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar argues that, contrary to their reputation for squalor and crime, slums provide a critical low-cost way for the rural poor to ...

The slums of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, are among the most densely populated places on the planet: By some estimates, in some neighborhoods, more than 200,000 people live in a single ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Instead of seriously considering these generation-shaping ...

China and India, the world's most populous countries, have together lifted 125 million people out of slums in the last decade, while a further 112 million escaped poor conditions in the rest of the ...

A cable car hovers over Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro. Cable car transit systems have become increasingly popular in South America, especially in hillside slums. Reuters In the barrios and ...

Forget about Utopia or even the dystopian Los Angeles depicted in Blade Runner. The future of the city is a vast Third World slum. This year, the world will pass a milestone so profoundly significant ...

As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, cities have emerged as hubs of economic and social activity. They offer opportunities for employment, education, healthcare, and cultural enrichment.

Thane: Shiv Sena on Monday released its manifesto for Thane civic polls, promising a slum-free city and a 260m tower that ...

If the mainstream view on the slums describes them as places to escape from and as to destroy as soon as possible, more and more people look at slums in a different way. The first glances at slums ...