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HB1: Does slum population follows Kuznet curve?
Kuznet curve is popularly used to plot pollution versus development. The shape of the curve is inverse U indicating, initial increases in pollution with development and then it saturates and then decreases with further development. This indicates society prioritizes pollution control at a later stage.
Whether slums or informal settlements can be considered as pollution in housing sector? If that is the case, it is expected to follow Kuznet curve. Can we verify this by taking historical data of proportion of Slum housing in cities at different stages of development?
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- Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan