Field Coverage

Human Settlements - The Places Where People Live and Work

1 April 1985

Two of the most critical problems of society today are the shortage of adequate housing and the deterioration of the conditions under which people live and work. Many cities are unable to provide adequate housing, food, sanitation, work and other essential services for all the people. Rural settlements are being abandoned and neglected. Urbanization is not an evil in itself. The process can be guided and converted into a positive factor in development.

People living in a shanty town at Crossroads getting water from a city pipe.

Crossroads camp, Cape Town.

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