Rapid urbanisation in LIDCs

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Study Fig. 1, which shows illustrations of urban environments in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia.

Fig. 1: Two illustrations of urban scenes in Monrovia, Liberia. Panel A shows an informal settlement built on stilts over a heavily polluted body of water with abundant floating waste. Panel B shows a congested dirt road with informal transport, an open concrete drainage channel containing waste, and a chaotic network of overhead utility cables.

Using Fig. 1, identify one characteristic from the illustrations that shows Monrovia is a city in a Low-Income Country (LIC). Give reasons for your answer.

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