Burdett, Ricky (2014) Quick study: Ricky Burdett on changing cities: man v city. Prospero Blog (The Economist) (30 Sep 2014). Website.
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Are cities getting bigger? At the moment 54% of the world’s population live in cities. By 2050 it could be 75%. Five generations ago, in 1900, that figure was 10%. Not only have cities become bigger, the speed at which cities are growing is something we’ve never experienced before. In Lagos, Mumbai and Dhaka, for example, there are roughly 35-45 people per hour being born or moving into those cities. That's over 300,000 a year. The impact of that is enormous—sewers, lighting, electricity provision, housing, hospitals. These urgent issues are not necessarily addressed by the cities that are growing the most.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero |
| Additional Information: | © 2015 The Economist Newspaper Limited |
| Divisions: | Sociology LSE Cities |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2015 16:02 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 19:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60791 |
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