IntroductionUrbanization and poverty are two economic models that carry ongoing trends that some people may find troubling. Urbanization refers to the increasing number of people occupying urban areas. This mainly results in a physical expansion of urban areas. The United Nations has estimated that half of the world's population will move to urban areas by the end of 2008. (International Herald Tribune) Thirty-five years from now, an estimated 64.1 percent and 85.9 percent, respectively, of developing and developed countries will live in urban areas. to urbanize. (The Economist. Urban Life: Open-air materials) Poverty is the condition of being without, often associated with want, sorrow and lack of resources across a wide variety of circumstances. Poverty is increasing faster in urban areas than in rural areas. More than a billion people live in urban slums which are typically overcrowded, corrupted by pollution and extremely dangerous; suffer from a shortage of fresh water resources and depressing hygiene standards. (UNFPA Urbanization: A Majority in Cities) In this essay I will mention future scenarios of urbanization linked to poverty. I will also discuss possible solutions that could prevent these future scenarios for Brazil, Egypt and Vietnam. Future scenarios and possible solutions of poverty and urbanization in a global community, Brazil, Egypt and Vietnam. I will first discuss future scenarios in a global community. that result from poverty and urbanization. Our global community is experiencing a series of drastic adjustments. The way our planet looks and feels is changing, as the urban population has evolved its demands and preferences. This presents many new issues and difficulties that policy makers are considering...... middle of paper ......ters]. [http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21564998-cities-are-turning-vast-data-factories-open-air-computers] (October 27, 2012) http://www.asiantrendsmonitoring. com/2012/09/26/rural-urban-migrants-health-hanoi/http://www.unep.org/training/programmes/Instructor%20Version/Part_2/Activities/Dimensions_of_Human_Well-Being/Poverty/Supplemental/Poverty_and_Hunger_pages_8to12_17. pdfhttp://www.asiantrendsmonitoring.com/2012/10/18/hanoi-entrepreneurship-urban-poor-2035/http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/jobs/technical-specialist-positionshttp://www. who.int/gho/urban_health/situation_trends/urban_population_growth_text/en/http://eudevdays.eu/sites/default/files/dalberg_sme-briefing-paper.pdfhttp://www.nber.org/papers/w8707http:// cib.shangbao.net.cn/303/2013/1125/246317.htmlhttp://www.thecrimson.com/article/1962/3/30/communism-and-vietnam-pin-1954-the/