Urban Slums的意思|示意

At a pace that no urban planner can control, slums spring up in disaster-prone areas-such as steep slopes, which are prone to floods, mudslides or particularly severe damage in an earthquake.

贫民窟的增长速度很快，就连城市规划者都不能控制。而贫民窟往往建在诸如陡坡等灾害多发地带，这些地带更容易遭到洪水、泥石流尤其是地震的破坏。

WHO estimates that nearly a billion people live in urban slums, shantytowns, on sidewalks, under Bridges, or along the railroad tracks.

根据世卫组织估计，全世界近10亿人生活在城市贫民窟和棚户区或者是城市便道、桥下或铁道旁。

Housing prices are 14 soaring with increased demand, so many urban poor are living in 15 slums where water and sanitation facilities are inadequate, and living conditions are crowded and unhealthy.

随着房屋需求的剧增，房价也急升，许多“城市贫民”都生活在贫民窟，水资源不足，卫生设施都不完善，而生活环境也是拥挤不堪，不利健康。

The households that are poor and net purchasers of food are concentrated in the urban slums.

那些贫困的家庭和只购买食物的买者被聚集在城市的贫民窟。

A tiny number of Indonesians are among the richest people in Asia while millions live in dire poverty in urban slums or shanty towns in the countryside.

数以百万的印尼人在城市贫民窟或乡下的破屋陋室中过着极度贫困的生活。

More wealthy countries have growing urban slums and shantytowns that drain health resources and strain the social welfare systems.

更多的富裕国家有日益扩大的城市贫民区和棚户区，对卫生资源和社会福利制度造成很大负担。