Urban Planning and the Effectiveness of Rights to the City

According to UN information, by 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, in urban environments. The institution also found that in 1950, the global population was estimated at 2.52 billion, and by 2010, there was a demographic jump to 6.9 billion, representing a growth of 273%. The aforementioned survey also found that 50% of the current population lives in urban areas, with a third of these living in slums and informal settlements.