Demographic Change : Urbanization

The World's Ten Biggest Metropolitan Areas

From 2008, more than half of the world's population will live in cities. Most megacities suffer from pollution and overpopulation. Some well-run cities, however, could be role models for an increasingly urban world.


The World's Ten Biggest Metropolitan Areas

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Find out about the world's biggest cities and how they cope with chaos

 

From 2008, the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities and towns. By 2030, over 4.6 billion people will be urbanites. Take a look at the ten biggest agglomerations worldwide and see how our urban future could look like.

 

editor: Miki Yokoyama

publishing date: October 5, 2007

 


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