Housing and shops in Tenth of Ramadan City, Egypt

View of housing block Tenth of Ramadan

Another view of Tenth of Ramadan City

Factory, Tenth of Ramadan

Ranchos (slum housing) in Caracas

Superblocks newly built in 1960s Caracas

Other superblocks amongst the ranchos in Caracas

General view of Brasilia

Housing blocks in Brasilia

Overall plan of Brasilia(note the aeroplane shape)

Mexico City

Densely populated slum area

Aragon area of city with metro running through.The Metro carries 3.6 million people per day!

People making their living by recycling on a rubbish tip

This is a real picture! Ixtapaluca low income resettlement project. The project has 10,000 houses

‘Cerro Chiquihuite’. A wall was built to stop people building further upwards

Despite new emission laws smog is a major problem over Mexico City

The Cuautepec area has millions of inhabitants but not much water or electricity

Nezahualcoytl (part of Mexico City) 3 million people live in this area.

Area invaded by squatter settlement

A pound for taxis operating without permits

The new commercial centre. As modern as any world city

Flooding (sewage) in one of the poor neighbourhoods.

The historic core. (The Zocalo, built on original Aztec ruins) Saved from subsidence and collapse and now a

UNESCO world heritage site

Typical Mexico City traffic. Note the green buses and taxis