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U - Alphabetical Listing of Selected Important Terms and Concepts in Sustainable Development
The UN body responsible for work on human settlement matters.
 * UN-HABITAT**

__UN-HABITAT web-page is found at__:

(2008). //Home: Shelter for all// [online]. UN HABITAT: UN Human Settlements Programme. Available from: http://www.unhabitat.org/ [Re-accessed: 07 March 2008].

“It is generally assumed that urban populations are healthier, more literate and more prosperous than rural populations. However, UN-HABITAT’s State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 has broken new ground by showing that the urban poor suffer from an urban penalty: Slum dwellers in developing countries are as badly off if not worse off than their rural relatives.”
 * Urban Penalty**

//SOURCES//: (2006). //UN-HABITAT Report says urban dwellers badly off// [online]. UN HABITAT: UN Human Settlements Programme. Available from: http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=3177&catid=5&typeid=6&subMenuId=0 [Re-accessed: 07 March 2008].

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//State of the World’s Cities - 2006/7// [online]. UN HABITAT: UN Human Settlements Programme. Available from: http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/getPage.asp?page=bookView&book=2101 [Re-accessed: 07 March 2008].