Ways developing countries solve urban problems
Urban problems are pollution, (air, water, soil) rapid population growth, growing poverty, political impact of problems and unequal distribution of wealth.
Some cities are trying to get rid of these problems by doing projects. Lima, Peru for example, has a self-help housing co-op where people were given a desert area to live on. They slowly developed roads, water, electricity, homes, trees, and gardens. This project provided homes for over 20000 poor people.
Denmark also has co-housing
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the side of the mountain soon for pedestrians.
In Copenhagen they made a network of designated bike lanes for cyclists. Already 25% of all urban trips are made by bike.
In Amsterdam, they make it hard for cars to get in the residential areas. They also eliminated downtown parking spaces and widened cross-town streets for bicycles. In 1992 they voted to ban cars all together in the center of their city and creating a car-free zone elsewhere.
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