11. 可持续城市和社区
目前全球超过半数的人口生活在城市中。到2050年，这一数字将达到65亿，即全部人口的三分之二。极端贫困通常集中在城市地区，国家政府和市政府在应对这些地区的增长的人口时也面临挑战。让城市变得安全和可持续意味着确保人们都能获得安全和实惠的住房，并改善贫民窟居住状况。想要实现可持续发展，就要大规模我们建造和管理城市空间的方式。
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