Segregated urban disaster risk

As urbanization mirrors economic growth, it often concentrates risk in hazard-exposed locations. In most low and middle-income countries it is also usually characterized by unequal access to urban space, infrastructure, services and security. This generates new patterns of both extensive and intensive disaster risk, particularly in informal settlements with deficient or non-existent infrastructure and social protection, and high levels of environmental degradation.

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change