Urban poverty in Sub Saharan Africa is a formidable problem.The sheer magnitude of the numbers of urban poor poses for the city authority a nearly impossible task.In many African cities,the poor constitute half or mor...Urban poverty in Sub Saharan Africa is a formidable problem.The sheer magnitude of the numbers of urban poor poses for the city authority a nearly impossible task.In many African cities,the poor constitute half or more of the population.In the areas where these people live,there is a lack of almost everything:basic infrastructure like roads,water and electricity;basic services like health institutions,schools and waste collection;employment opportunities;decent housing;etc.In the case of Nairobi,the urban poor live a hard life.To improve the living condition of these people,the city authority should firstly admit that the slum dwellers are a fact of life,and secondly take various steps in which urban agriculture shoutd be a necessary one,because many of the poor urban dwellers rely for their livelihood on the production of crops or rearing of animals within the city boundaries.展开更多
文摘Urban poverty in Sub Saharan Africa is a formidable problem.The sheer magnitude of the numbers of urban poor poses for the city authority a nearly impossible task.In many African cities,the poor constitute half or more of the population.In the areas where these people live,there is a lack of almost everything:basic infrastructure like roads,water and electricity;basic services like health institutions,schools and waste collection;employment opportunities;decent housing;etc.In the case of Nairobi,the urban poor live a hard life.To improve the living condition of these people,the city authority should firstly admit that the slum dwellers are a fact of life,and secondly take various steps in which urban agriculture shoutd be a necessary one,because many of the poor urban dwellers rely for their livelihood on the production of crops or rearing of animals within the city boundaries.
