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The State of the World’s Cities provides the latest statistics and thinking of world experts on urban and human settlements affairs.

The State of the World’s Cities
The State of the World’s Cities – provides the latest statistics and thinking of world experts on urban and human settlements affairs. Published every two years, the publication provides real evidence of urban trends and conditions around the world based on a wide range of indicators from health, education, employment, shelter to access to water and sanitation facilities.

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THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES PUBLICATIONS


State of the World's Cities 2010/2011 - Cities for All: Bridging the Urban Divide

	The world's urban population now exceeds the world's rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructure? Following on from previous State of the World's Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of 'The Urban Divide' to analyse the complex social, political, economic and cultur...


State of the World’s Cities 2008/2009 - Harmonious Cities

	Half of humanity now lives in cities, and within two decades, nearly 60 per cent of the world’s people will be urban dwellers. Urban growth is most rapid in the developing world, where cities gain an average of 5 million residents every month. As cities grow in size and population, harmony among the spatial, social and environmental aspects of a city and between their inhabitants becomes of par...


State of the World’s Cities 2006/2007

	It is generally assumed that urban populations are healthier, more literate and more prosperous than rural populations. However, UN-HABITAT’s State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 has broken new ground by showing that the urban poor suffer from an urban penalty: Slum dwellers in developing countries are as badly off if not worse off than their rural relatives.