FIGURE 8.15 Photo Essay: Urbanization in South Asia While only 30 percent of South Asia’s population is urban, the region is home to some of the world’s largest cities, such as Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, Kolkata, and Karachi. Throughout the area, between 50 and 90 percent of the urban population live in slums plagued by shoddy construction and inadequate access to water and sanitation. 8.15a Courtesy Mark Williamson Stock Photography/The Image Bank/Getty Images, 8.15b Courtesy Amit Bhargava/Bloomberg/Getty Images, 8.15c Courtesy Namas Bhojani/Bloomberg/Getty Images, 8.15d Courtesy Godong/Universal Images Group/Getty Images