Experts: Urbanization Will Spread Housing Crisis Worldwide

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Channel: Voice of America · 2018 · News & Politics

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More than half of the world's population lives in cities, according to United Nations figures.  By the middle of this century, 68 percent of the world will be urbanized, adding 2½ billion people to global cities.  The growth will bring problems, including lack of housing, and,  as Mike O'Sullivan reports, some ballooning urban regions already face a housing crisis.
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