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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, more than half of the world's population will live
in urban agglomerations by the turn of the century; and
WHEREAS, within the first quarter of the 21st Century urban
population alone will grow by 93 million per year, the
today; and
WHEREAS, the unprecedented burgeoning of cities provides
opportunities, but also portends enormous risks that could
intensify poverty, pollution, disease, social
disintegration, violence and human misery; and
WHEREAS, urban poverty is already as high as 60 percent in
some metropolitan areas; more than one-third of the urban
population have substandard housing; 40 percent lack access
to safe drinking water or adequate sanitation; and
WHEREAS, in all regions of the world -- north and south
rich and poor -- rapid urbanization has spawned a number of
common problems, including unemployment; a shortage of
adequate housing; traffic congestion; declining
infrastructure and lack of funds to provide for basic
services; and
WHEREAS, urban crises stemming from high population density
and activity is expected to be among the major challenges of
the 21st century; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I Catherine M. Golden, Mayor of Ashland,
Oregon, proclaim October 27-November 2, 1996
consequences of rapid population growth and rapid
urbanization and the vital necessity of balancing human
numbers, environment and resources to improve the quality of
life for the world and its people.
Dated this 15 day of October, 1996.
,el. .e M. Go~/en, Mayor ~
Barbara Chris[e~aen, City Recorder