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Give examples of the housing problems caused by urban growth in Cairo. |
•60% of Cairo's population live in shanty towns. •No shanty towns are connected to the sewage system. •1 million live in the city of the dead. |
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Give examples of water pollution caused by urban growth in Cairo. |
•25% of Cairo's population are not connected to a sewage system. •2.5 million litres of untreated water are pumped into the Nile everyday damaging Egypt's fishing industry. |
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Give examples of land pollution caused by urban growth in Cairo. |
•Cairo's residents produce 10,000 tonnes of solid waste per day. •Only 60% of solid wate is collected. •Waste dumps attract rats spreading disease. |
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Give examples of Noise pollution caused by urban growth in Cairo. |
•Pollution from millions of cars and motorbikes. •Pollution from night club boats on the river nile. |
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Give examples of air pollution caused by urban growth in Cairo. |
•Many live close and work in the industrial quarter. More than 37% of them suffer from lung problems. •The lead in the air causes loss of upto 4 IQ points. |
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Give examples of posotive effects of the urban growth in Cairo. |
•There is a large pool of workers. •They do jobs the rich won't such as Zabelleen who collect waste. •Economy can grow. |
