Share the Wealth: New Urban Poverty Atlases Now Provide Data to Slum Dwellers

Economic opportunity has always been a big part of the allure of urban life , yet most cities are at least pockmarked by areas of extreme poverty . Often the scope of the problem eludes government agencies as well as the impoverished communities themselves. Poverty atlases that map the extent of privation have existed for decades as a means to alert urban leaders to areas lacking basic services, such as water, electricity and sanitation

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Share the Wealth: New Urban Poverty Atlases Now Provide Data to Slum Dwellers