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Guidance for International Development Policy Makers
Increasingly, the debate on urbanization bears similarities to the debate on climate change, in that everyone knows that it's happening—developing world cities are growing rapidly due to immigration from rural areas—but doubters continue to argue about trends and statistics to see if they can disprove it, and delay the response.
Do you know the best survival strategies when an earthquake hits? Would you know how to prepare for a tornado, lean into hurricane-force winds, escape from a smoke-filled room? If fire hit your home, would you know how to use that fire extinguisher you bought years ago?
Some political leaders and economists say the ultimate test of all policies is whether they generate more happiness.