Urban Informality Now, a Routledge publication, now available for pre-order

Today, one in every six people on Earth lives in an informal urban or squatter settlement. United Nations analysts estimate that number will rise to one in three by 2050. “Traditionally, policymakers see these people as a problem,” says Janice Perlman, PhD ’71. “I believe they’re part of the solution.”

Interconnected travel and the economies of scale cities offer ensures their appeal will not disappear after the pandemic