# Urban and Rural Development Challenges

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://picoportal.org/library/topics/urban-and-rural-development-challenges/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 480,290 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the challenges and complexities of urban poverty, slum upgrading, housing policy, informal settlements, and sustainable development in developing countries. It delves into issues such as land tenure, community participation, health equity, and poverty alleviation within the context of rapid urbanization and its impact on marginalized populations. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12147 |
| Works | 86,721 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Ronald C. Kessler](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/ronald-c-kessler/)
- [Andrei Shleifer](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/andrei-shleifer/)
- [John G.F. Cleland](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/john-g-f-cleland/)
- [Joseph E. Stiglitz](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/joseph-e-stiglitz/)
- [Peter W. Gething](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/peter-w-gething/)
- [Daron Acemoğlu](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/daron-acemoglu/)
- [Paramjit Gill](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/paramjit-gill/)
- [Robert E. Black](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/robert-e-black/)
- [Olalekan A. Uthman](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/olalekan-a-uthman/)
- [Donal Bisanzio](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/donal-bisanzio/)
- [Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/asli-demirguc-kunt/)
- [Samir Bhatt](https://picoportal.org/library/researchers/samir-bhatt/)

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