Advantage or Paradox? The Challenge for Children and Young People of Growing Up Urban
Abstract
This report by UNICEF reveals that not all children in cities benefit from the so-called ‘urban advantage’—the notion that higher incomes, better infrastructure, and proximity to services grant urban children advantages over rural children. In fact, urban inequality and exclusion among children in cities can make many of the most disadvantaged children in urban areas worse off than children in rural areas. Hence, the ‘urban paradox.’
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Table of Contents
Overview
Key facts and trends on urbanization
Findings
Implications, risks and opportunities
Conclusion
Annex
End notes
Key facts and trends on urbanization
Findings
Implications, risks and opportunities
Conclusion
Annex
End notes