Article: How to manage urban growth in Pakistan
Article: How to Manage Urban Growth in Pakistan Panoramic cityscape of Karachi in Pakistan. Karachi’s urbanization has had a physical impact on surrounding cities, creating sprawling and underleveraged agglomerations Credit: World Bank Hey Delegates! I hope everyone is having a great kick-off to the new year. This is Lucia here and I'm excited to share with you all an article our team found that will help color your understanding into one of the areas of our second topic, overpopulation. You can find the article here . In brief, this article details the challenges of rapid urban development in the cities of Pakistan and highlights the toll of urban agglomerations on the country's development. Concerns over job growth, prosperity and livability are all key issues that keep economists, politicians and problem-solvers alike, up at night. To put the extent of Pakistan's rapid urban expansion into perspective, "Pakistan faced an urban housing shor...