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118 RURAL-URBAN DISPARITIES AND DYNAMICS GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2013
Finally, a reduction in the number of slum
dwellers is a dedicated MDG and needs a
dedicated approach. To address the unique
challenges associated with slums, policy solutions
must:
• Tie land tenure policies for slums to those
of the city as a whole, particularly in terms
of land pricing, connectivity of residential
and commercial urban space, and, above
all, the appropriate balance between economic
and population density. A “silo”
approach will lead to a lose-lose solution
for cities and their slums.
• Take advantage of slums’ proximity to
the city so that the unit costs of extending
access to basic health and education services
to slum dwellers are relatively low.
• Expand the supply of public toilets and
water to slum dwellers in creative ways
(such as putting water fountains in public
places) in the short term, recognizing that
permanent solutions to water and sanitation
provision is tied to the land issue.
• Make use of the fact that in most cases,
slum dwellers are willing to pay a small fee
to access basic services.