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Inclusive Cities

Challenges Faced in Creating Inclusive Cities

Submerged Rights in the Delta

Global Citizenship: Diversity and Tolerance P1006.801 (Gpo 801)

The Broken Scales of Health Equity

Topography of Exclusion: Divided Horizons

Krysta Camila Torres Anaya

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References

The Suffocating Veil of Progress

Protesting the Walls of Exclusion

Contours of Thirst

The extreme coastal flooding captured by Zakir Hossain illustrates how climate change accelerates severe structural vulnerability across Bangladesh (Hossain, 2024). Far from a just a weather anomaly, this flooding represents a major global climate crisis. Environmental monitoring reveals that intense tropical storms and sea-level rises have displaced over 7.1 million Bangladeshis, with projections warning that 1 in 7 people could be displaced by irreversible climate shifts by 2050 (World Health Organization, 2023). Within inclusive city frameworks, this environmental devastation is a tell-tale sign of inequality. As floodwaters ruin housing, affected populations suffer from a form of differentiated citizenship, left without basic human rights to safe, stable shelter or defensive infrastructure.

Submerged Rights in the Delta

(Hossain, 2024)

Contours of Thirst

The child collecting drinking water in Eduardo Soteras’s photograph highlights a severe global water crisis exacerbated by macroenvironmental shifts (Soteras, 2020). Globally, 1 in 4 people still lack access to safe drinking water, exposing 2.1 billion individuals to systemic resource exclusion (WHO & UNICEF, 2025). This vulnerability is compounded by severe climate anomalies; recent data confirms that changing hydrological cycles have left only 33% of the world’s river basins operating at normal baseline capacities (World Meteorological Organization, 2025). Within inclusive cities frameworks, this severe lack of infrastructure establishes a system of differentiated citizenship, where marginalized populations are denied basic human rights and democratic equity.

(Soteras, 2020)

The Broken Scales of Health Equity

The diagnostic monitoring captured by Moiz Salhi at Al-Awda Hospital highlights the severe escalation of the humanitarian and food security crisis in Gaza (Salhi, 2025). Far from a localized health anomaly, this starvation reflects a systemic, global human rights failure where access to life-sustaining infrastructure has collapsed (Amnesty International, 2025). By mid-2025, humanitarian monitoring frameworks recorded that nearly 132,000 children under the age of five across the territory were suffering from acute malnutrition due to a near-total blockade on critical commercial goods and food relief (PRIO Middle East Centre, 2025). Within

(Salhi, 2025)

inclusive frameworks, this enforced starvation represents a total negation of democratic values and human dignity.

Topography of Exclusion: Divided Horizons

The striking contrast between Mumbai’s informal settlements in the foreground and luxury skyscrapers on the horizon captures a profound structural spatial inequality (Lazar, 2022). This division reflects a broader economic trend across the Global South, where rapid urban development outpace inclusive infrastructure investments . Empirical evaluations indicate that approximately 40% of Mumbai's metropolitan population resides in tightly packed, informal communities marked by severe infrastructural deficits (The World Bank, 2026). This operates as a visible sign of inequality, demonstrating how unmitigated real estate expansion creates deep resource disparities and compromises basic human rights to adequate shelter (ArcGIS Spatial Inequality Analysis, 2026).

(Lazar, 2022)

The Suffocating Veil of Progress

The severe atmospheric haze captured over New Delhi illustrates the intersection of aggressive urban developmental expansion and environmental degradation . Far from a localized anomaly, this toxic smog represents a global public health crisis . Studies reveal that peak winter fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels average 177µg/m3, exceeding World Health Organization safety guidelines over thirty five times (Bhattacharji, 2026). Stagnant industrial emissions and agricultural burning regularly maintain these severe air ratings (Bhattacharji, 2026). Within inclusive cities, this pollution constitutes a major human rights challenge;

(Singh, 2026)

marginalized urban populations lacking protective infrastructure bear a disproportionate health burden, transforming the visible smog into a physical sign of inequality (Srivastava, 2026).
The civil unrest captured in Los Angeles by Caroline Brehman highlights an escalation in domestic immigration tensions, serving as ground zero for a broader conflict (Brehman, 2025). Rather than an isolated local dispute, the intense civil resistance reflects a global crisis regarding state sovereignty and human mobility. Following sweeping federal enforcement policy updates in June 2025, which saw workplace raids and a total halt on asylum processing, rapid community response blockades mobilized to protect targeted families (El País, 2025). Within inclusive cities, this aggressive enforcement creates a state of differentiated citizenship, where fear of detention forces marginalized communities to retreat from public spaces, directly challenging basic human rights and democratic values on a global scale (Robinson, 2025).

Protesting the Walls of Exclusion

(Brehman, 2025)

References

Soteras, E. (2020, January 15). An Ethiopian child carries plastic jerrycans across an arid landscape to collect drinking water in the Somali Region, Ethiopia [Stock photograph]. Agence France-Presse via Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/1199320694 World Meteorological Organization. (2025, September 18). State of global water resources 2024 (WMO-No. 1362). WMO Publication Series. https://wmo.int/resources/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources/state-of-global-water-resources-2024 Doctors Without Borders. (2026, May 11). Drought and displacement push millions to the brink in Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region. MSF International Reports. https://www.msf.org/drought-and-displacement-push-millions-brink-somalia-and-ethiopia

References

ArcGIS Spatial Inequality Analysis. (2026, March 14). Mapping the economic divides: Real estate inflation and marginalization in mega-cities. World Economic Forum Urban Frameworks. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=spatial-inequality-mumbai-2026 Lazar, A. C. (2022, August 28). Slum dwellings juxtaposed against modern high-rise buildings under construction along the waterfront, Mumbai, India [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mumbai-poverty-and-wealth-gm1417966438-obliterated The World Bank. (2026, February 11). Urban welfare segregation: Measuring land trade-offs and resource equity in informal settlements. World Bank Group Research Publications. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/mumbai-welfare-analysis-2026

References

Hossain, M. Z. (2024, September 5). Floods in Bangladesh [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/climate-change-bangladesh-gm2168618098-obliterated World Health Organization. (2023, April 14). Climate change toll on health in Bangladesh: A call for urgent action. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia Publications. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/14-04-2023-climate-change-toll-on-health-in-bangladesh--a-call-for-urgent-action

References

Brehman, C. (2025, June 8). Activists block roads and face law enforcement during mass immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, Los Angeles, California [Stock photograph]. EPA-EFE. https://www.epa.efeservicios.com/photo/los-angeles-immigration-crisis-obliterated El País. (2025, June 9). Inside the LA protests: "We took to the streets because our parents have lived in the shadows their entire lives." El País English. https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-09/inside-the-la-protests-we-took-to-the-streets-because-our-parents-have-lived-in-the-shadows-their-entire-lives.html Robinson, D. (2025, June 10). Trump has manufactured a national crisis that could come to define his presidency. Daily Maverick. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-06-10-trump-has-manufactured-a-national-crisis-that-could-come-to-define-his-presidency/

References

Amnesty International. (2025, July 1). Gaza: Starvation or gunfire - This is not a humanitarian response. Amnesty International News. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/07/gaza-starvation-or-gunfire-this-is-not-a-humanitarian-response/ PRIO Middle East Centre. (2025, December 17). The starvation of Gaza is a deliberate policy. Peace Research Institute Oslo Comments. https://mideast.prio.org/comments/10946 Salhi, M. (2025, June 30). A Palestinian baby is being treated for acute malnutrition at Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia, Gaza [Stock photograph]. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/2222143935

References

Singh, A. P. (2026, April 22). Aerial view of skyscrapers and crowds near the Yamuna River bed under hazy skies, Delhi, India [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aerial-view-delhi-india Bhattacharji, C. (2026, January 5). Near-zero change in Delhi’s peak air pollution levels over past decade – But big change in public outrage. Health Policy Watch. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/near-zero-change-in-delhis-peak-air-pollution-levels-over-past-decade-but-big-change-in-public-outrage/ Srivastava, S. K. (2026, January 7). The oxygen divide: Why India’s air pollution is a crisis of inequality. Virtuosity Legal. https://virtuositylegal.com/the-oxygen-divide-why-indias-air-pollution-is-a-crisis-of-inequality-shivanshu-k-srivastava-writes-for-virtuosity-legal/ ArcGIS Spatial Inequality Analysis. (2026, March 14). Mapping the economic divides: Real estate inflation and marginalization in mega-cities. World Economic Forum Urban Frameworks. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=spatial-inequality-mumbai-2026 Lazar, A. C. (2022, August 28). Slum dwellings juxtaposed against modern high-rise buildings under construction along the waterfront, Mumbai, India [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/mumbai-poverty-and-wealth-gm1417966438-obliterated The World Bank. (2026, February 11). Urban welfare segregation: Measuring land trade-offs and resource equity in informal settlements. World Bank Group Research Publications. https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/mumbai-welfare-analysis-2026 Brehman, C. (2025, June 8). Activists block roads and face law enforcement during mass immigration raid protests near the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building, Los Angeles, California [Stock photograph]. EPA-EFE. https://www.epa.efeservicios.com/photo/los-angeles-immigration-crisis-obliterated El País. (2025, June 9). Inside the LA protests: "We took to the streets because our parents have lived in the shadows their entire lives." El País English. https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-09/inside-the-la-protests-we-took-to-the-streets-because-our-parents-have-lived-in-the-shadows-their-entire-lives.html Robinson, D. (2025, June 10). Trump has manufactured a national crisis that could come to define his presidency. Daily Maverick. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-06-10-trump-has-manufactured-a-national-crisis-that-could-come-to-define-his-presidency/ Soteras, E. (2020, January 15). An Ethiopian child carries plastic jerrycans across an arid landscape to collect drinking water in the Somali Region, Ethiopia [Stock photograph]. Agence France-Presse via Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/1199320694 World Meteorological Organization. (2025, September 18). State of global water resources 2024 (WMO-No. 1362). WMO Publication Series. https://wmo.int/resources/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources/state-of-global-water-resources-2024 Doctors Without Borders. (2026, May 11). Drought and displacement push millions to the brink in Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region. MSF International Reports. https://www.msf.org/drought-and-displacement-push-millions-brink-somalia-and-ethiopia Hossain, M. Z. (2024, September 5). Floods in Bangladesh [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/climate-change-bangladesh-gm2168618098-obliterated World Health Organization. (2023, April 14). Climate change toll on health in Bangladesh: A call for urgent action. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia Publications. https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/14-04-2023-climate-change-toll-on-health-in-bangladesh--a-call-for-urgent-action

References

Singh, A. P. (2026, April 22). Aerial view of skyscrapers and crowds near the Yamuna River bed under hazy skies, Delhi, India [Stock photograph]. iStock by Getty Images. https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aerial-view-delhi-india Bhattacharji, C. (2026, January 5). Near-zero change in Delhi’s peak air pollution levels over past decade – But big change in public outrage. Health Policy Watch. https://healthpolicy-watch.news/near-zero-change-in-delhis-peak-air-pollution-levels-over-past-decade-but-big-change-in-public-outrage/ Srivastava, S. K. (2026, January 7). The oxygen divide: Why India’s air pollution is a crisis of inequality. Virtuosity Legal. https://virtuositylegal.com/the-oxygen-divide-why-indias-air-pollution-is-a-crisis-of-inequality-shivanshu-k-srivastava-writes-for-virtuosity-legal/