What 1 Billion Slum Dwellers Mean for the Environment
Video from the National Building Museum
Presented By: The Home Depot Foundation
Date Recorded: January 22, 2008
Duration: 01:47:14
Urban poverty is one of the largest obstacles facing the earth’s environmental sustainability. Panelists examine the importance of access to clean water, how to create sewage infrastructure in these communities, and the long-term environmental consequences of a slum dwelling population that grows by 25 million people a year.