Table of Contents
Executive summary 2
Miami: The US city that encapsulates America’s urban problems 2
Post-Olympics Rio is suffering from critical problems 2
London: City faces challenges to keep leading global position 2
Delhi: The megacity gone out of control 2
Athens: City with big economic woes and refugees to feed 2
Miami: The US city that encapsulates America’s urban problems 8
Miami is typical of a modern wealthy city with vast poverty 8
Absurdly high incarceration rate has locked away a generation 9
Miami is significantly worse than the rest of the country 10
Sentencing in Florida displays signs of institutional racism 11
Miami ranks as the worst place to live in the US 12
Solutions for Miami’s problems are not easy, but there are options 13
Miami has a huge environmental problem looming 13
Post-Olympics Rio is suffering from critical problems 15
Much has been done to alleviate poverty in Rio, but extensive problems remain - solving them is not going to be easy 15
Corruption is rife, harming the ability of society and the economy to function 16
Rio de Janeiro is bankrupt, stymying growth and harming the city 17
Police brutality is not curbing crime and harms economic prosperity 19
Improving sanitation is improving the lives of many poor people in Rio but greater emphasis on infrastructure is needed 20
London: City faces challenges to keep leading global position 22
UK capital has been criticized as being a money laundering safe haven 22
Many unknowns remain for the City following referendum on membership of the European Union 23
London needs greater infrastructure investment to maintain position 25
Property prices and availability within London pose social and economic problems for the capital 26
Air pollution now poses a serious threat to the future of London 27
Delhi: the megacity out of control 29
Delhi is the world’s second most populous city with 24 million 29
Staggering rates of growth mean that services cannot keep up 30
The health care system is completely inadequate in Delhi 31
The local government's definition of poverty is misguided 32
Pollution in Delhi is dangerous and miserable for inhabitants 33
Population density is completely out of control 33
Crime and corruption are intrinsic in the city’s culture 34
Megacities need to be actively prevented from forming 34
Athens: City with big economic woes and refugees to feed 36
The debt crisis began in 2010 and there is still no end in sight 36
Greece has been unable to use the loans for its benefit 37
Austerity and cuts have been indiscriminate and deep 37
Greece took a new bailout in May 2017 and new austerity plan 38
Debt cannot be paid because the economy is not growing 39
Refugee crisis continues and Athens cannot afford to help 41
Athens received vast international aid which was squandered 41
Young people are being hit hardest and are leaving on mass 42
Points of interest 44
Appendix 45
Further Reading 45
Sources 45
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