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Or because of diminishing resources.
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This is a radically new type of urban growth,
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Driven by the urge to survive rather than to prosper.
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Every week, over a million people...
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Swell the populations of the world's cities.
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One human being in six now lives in a precarious,
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Unhealthy, overpopulated environment,
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Without access to daily necessities...
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Such as water, sanitation or electricity.
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Hunger is spreading once more.
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It affects nearly one billion people.
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All over the planet, the poorest scrabble to survive on scraps,