Urbanization Trends in South Asia – The Case of Karachi
Urbanization Trends
- Unprecedented migration
- Densification of informal settlements (due to necessity)
- Densification of formally planned areas (speculation with government support)
- The impact of neo-liberal policies: Housing to be accessed from the market
- Increasing housing-supply gap (not in percentage terms but in numbers)
- Socio-economic and physical changes in the old settlements
- The increasing inadequacy of expensive transport infrastructure
- Increasing unemployment
- The emergence of the urban region
- The politics of ethnicity and its impact on governance
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