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Slum Settlement Problem and Solution: A Case Report of Karachi
Muhammad Umer Khan, Haq Nawaz Abbasi*, Waqar Ahmad, Muhammad Imran Nasir*
Department of Environmental Science, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
A large population of the world lives in unplanned urban areas where slums settlement receives little to no planning and management. In spite of advancements in urban infrastructure, jobs, sanitation, etc., slums management is the world’s most rapidly increasing form of human settlement problems, especially in developing countries. Karachi is the capital city of Sindh province and largest city of Pakistan, where in recent years urban issues such as insufficient basic facilities have coupled with environmental problems that are seriously impacting the public life. Currently, concerns regarding urban ecological environment are the most noticeable warning signs confronted by a slum dweller. Contaminated drinking water, untreated sewage waste, and zero solid waste management is a public health issue. In this article, we highlighted a number of key environmental problems together with their potential solutions about slum settlements in Karachi, Pakistan; although there is a lack of holistic public policy including social, economic and environmental challenges.
A R T I CL E I N F O
Received
September 01, 2019
Revised
October 07, 2019
Accepted
October 14, 2019
*Corresponding Author
Haq Nawaz Abbasi
Muhammad Imran Nasir
E-mail
hn.abbasi@fuuast.edu.pk
imrannasirc@gmail.com
Keywords
Karachi
Slum
Urban issues
Environmental problems
Risk factor
Case report
2019 | Volume 5 | Issue 1