The urban poor

 urban poverty is associated with a lack

of access to piped drinking water and
with inadequate sanitation
 The urban poor are seen to exhibit
worse health than other urban children.
 poor urban-dwellers are exposed to
substantial risks when their
neighborhoods lack the public health
infrastructure.
Urban poor
urban growth process: How and why does it
happen?
 Percentages of households with access to services
in Gujarat.
piped water in premises water in neighbourhood flush toilet pit toilet
100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Rural Urban Urban Rural Urban Urban Rural Urban Urban Rural Urban Urban Rural Urban Urban
poor non-poor poor non-poor poor non-poor poor non-poor poor non-poor
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