Ending extreme poverty in an increasingly urbanised world
The report draws on peer reviewed academic research, grey literature, and blogs from leading institutions and thinkers.
Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between urbanisation and extreme poverty. Its primary objectives are to provide a high-level summary of the latest well-evidenced research on measures to address extreme poverty in urban areas and to identify areas where further research could contribute value. It is a non-systematic review of the leading relationships between poverty and urbanisation, the current body of evidence on measures to address these relationships, and well documented evidence gaps. The report draws on peer reviewed academic research, grey literature, and blogs from leading institutions and thinkers.
This is an output from the Data and Evidence for Tackling Extreme Poverty (DEEP) Research Programme.
Citation
Lenhardt, A. Ending extreme poverty in an increasingly urbanised world, DEEP Thematic Paper 5, Data and Evidence to End Extreme Poverty Research Programme, Oxford, 2024