With so many people moving into the city taking up more space than needed this causes crowding which in turn can cause social discord amongst the people living there. Due to the overcrowding and loss of cultural togetherness there tends to be a need for more services such as police and medical needs. There tends to be a overwhelming rate of crime is such areas as well, which leads to more law enforcement housing (jails).
Read this book:Lugalla, Joe. Crisis, Urbanization, and Urban Poverty in Tanzania: a Study of Urban Poverty and Survival Politics. Lanham, MD: University of America, 1995.Best description you can find.
Urban-rural migration simply refers to the movement of people from urban areas to rural areas. In recent times, rural to urban migration has become more common, as more people move to urban areas in search of jobs. Urban poverty simply refers to the poverty people living in urban areas experience.
Take a look at the book on Urban Poverty in the Global Southhttp://urb.im/blog/upgs which talks about how how countries define the poverty threshold and measure poverty has a large influence on poverty rates:"The use of inappropriate poverty definitions that understate and misrepresent urban poverty helps explain why so little attention has been given to urban poverty reduction by aid agencies and development banks.""Almost all official measurements of urban poverty are also made with no dialogue with those who live in poverty and who struggle to live with inadequate incomes. It is always the judgement of 'experts' that identifies those who are 'poor,'""Different criteria used for defining poverty in a given nation can show almost no urban poverty or 30 to 50 percent of the urban population in poverty. There are hidden influences and assumptions within poverty definitions that often help under-count who is identified as being poor"
Some common causes of slums in urban areas include rapid urbanization, lack of affordable housing, poverty, inadequate infrastructure and services, inadequate urban planning and governance, and social exclusion. These factors can lead to the formation and growth of informal settlements characterized by poor living conditions.
Poverty is not equally distributed in America by state or between rural and urban settings. Poverty rates can vary significantly across states and regions, with some states having higher poverty rates than others. Similarly, poverty rates can differ between rural and urban areas, with rural areas generally having higher poverty rates compared to urban areas.
The real causes for poverty lie in the social structure, not in individual choices.
recession causes an increase in poverty
the cause of poverty on thai society
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What were the causes of poverty in england during the 1800's?
After ww2, poverty was an avg. 20% in urban areas. Due to immgration and the returning soliders.
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