More and more people are moving to urban areas.

Urban planning had to focus on the urban poor because ignoring the increase in poverty amounted to violence against the people.

Urban cultures Urban realities Urban governance Urban renaissance.

Urban poor Urban resources Urban sustainability Urban services Urban disasters and reconstruction.

But I think people have recognized the sanctity of our urban areas.

The Forum consisted of dialogues among partners on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic discussions on urban poverty, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services, and urban disasters and reconstruction.

There were three plenary meetings, partners' dialogues on urban culture, urban realities, urban governance and urban renaissance, as well as thematic dialogues on urban poor, urban resources, urban sustainability, urban services and urban disasters and reconstruction.

So, close to 200,000 people a day migrate from the rural to the urban areas.

For the first time in history, more people live in urban, rather than rural, environments.

In 2003, population density stood at 245 people sq. km, urban population accounted for 25.7 .

Children and young people represent a very high percentage of urban populations in developing countries.

The just concluded Universal Forum on Urban Cultures had brought together people from diverse backgrounds.

(d) The forced relocation of displaced people, particularly in the peri urban settlements around Khartoum

(c) Predominance of urban urban movements, although rural urban migration remains high.

Topics included ageing and employment, ageing and technology, urban design and older people and the media.

In addition to the Partners' dialogues, five thematic dialogues were held focusing on urban poor urban resources urban sustainability urban services and urban disasters and reconstruction.

(c) Promote urban agriculture and urban forestry

And we have to understand these main questions How do people move through these new urban spaces?

Micro trafficking in drugs also constitutes a major source of income for poor people in urban areas.

Dialogues The second session of the World Urban Forum was organized around four Partners' dialogues focusing on the following topics urban cultures urban realities urban governance and urban renaissance.

As the level of urbanization in China continues to increase, the urban population has increased rapidly, and a large number of rural young people have left their hometowns to start urban life.

10. Undeveloped infrastructure of rural regions is forcing people to migrate into increasingly congested urban areas in search of opportunities the world apos s urban population is growing by 170,000 each day.

96. The numbers of people migrating to urban areas in search of decent living conditions had increased considerably.

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And there's about 130 million people in migration trying to get into urban centers at all times, and in the next 10 to 15 years, are expecting another 400 to 500 million people to migrate into the urban centers like Shanghai and the manufacturing centers.

Seminal research was undertaken in analysing urban economic conditions, rural urban linkages and effective strategies for improving urban self employment and livelihood for the urban poor.

Urban settlements have the ability to support large numbers of people while limiting their impact on the natural environment.

Databases on urban and rural areas and on urban agglomerations.

Urban governance

Urban resources

Urban sustainability

Urban Water

Urban other

URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT

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URBAN TOTAL

Urban areas

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Urban Sector Profile Study for Policy Inputs for Urban Poverty Reduction

Total Metrop. Urban Lima Urban Lima Men 5.3 5.0 8.6 8.3

With more and more people living in cities, noted Mr. Geel, the global village was turning into an urban globe.

The 1997 population of Windhoek was about 200 000 people, comprising almost half of the urban residents in the country.

A major effort has been made to promote programmes for people in rural and urban areas living in unacceptable conditions.

During the 1960s and 1970s these movements were predominantly from the rural to urban areas in 1991 they were mainly urban urban, at 44 , followed by rural urban with 25 .