![]() In some parts of the world natural population increase is still on the rise and coupled with higher average life expectancies, population sizes are still becoming bigger. Migration, particularly from rural to urban, but also different forms of population movement from other cities, regions and even from other countries are responsible for rapidly changing the urban population. Cities attract people for many reasons, and most often unemployment and the prospect of a better life with improved and safer living conditions is the key driver to urban growth. In the global South, most cities, particularly the metropolitan areas are rapidly expanding into large urban and suburban agglomerations, with so called “in-between cities,” where some of the rural characteristics are still mixed into the urban fabric. Since 1950 the world’s urban population has grown from 746 million to 3.9 billion in 2014. Introduction: rapid urban growth, waste and inequality This chapter discusses the organization of these initiatives into networks and examines the challenges and benefits of such practices that promote grassroots resilience and contribute to reducing both the adverse impacts of cities on climate and environmental change (UN sustainable development target # 11.6) as well as urban poverty (Goal # 8).ġ. In doing so they make an important contribution to reducing the carbon footprint of cities, recovering resources, improving environmental conditions and health creating jobs and income among the poor, particularly in low-income residential areas. In the global South, every day millions of informal waste pickers reclaim recyclables from household waste to earn their living. This chapter begins with emphasizing the challenges of urban growth, consumption, poverty and waste. These contributions are still mostly unrecognized and unaccounted for. In response, informal and organized waste pickers engage in selective waste collection and recycling, serving their community and the environment. ![]() Uneven geographic development has created obvious spaces of exclusion and neglect. ![]() The generation of waste is one of the central concerns in urban agglomerations, particularly in the global South, where inadequacies, absences and weaknesses shape the local waste management system. Worldwide cities are rapidly expanding, creating visible environmental and social challenges. ![]()
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