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U.N. Warns Of World's Failure To Curb Slum Growth

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan

17 June 2006 - 5:00am

A report by the United Nations concludes that three decades of efforts to address urban poverty have failed.

"China’s cities are doing better than rural areas, largely as a result of economic reform policies that have a pro-urban focus. But that growth has led to growing urban disparities...Mumbai in India, with 18.3m people, is the fourth largest urban conglomeration in the world, but also boasts one of the world’s largest slum populations."

Full Story: Action on cities ‘has done little for slums’
Source: The Financial Times, June 15, 2006
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The following list shows the top 10 metropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, where commuting by public transportation has grown the most. None of them are among the nation's top 10 most populous metro areas, and yet seven are within the top 20.
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