![]() “11th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2015,” Demographia. ![]() “World Megacities: Growing & Becoming Less Dense,” New Geography, megacities-growing-and-getting-less-dense.ĬOX, Wendell and PAVLETICH, Hugh. “World Megacities: Densities Fall as they become Larger,” New Geography, megacities-densities-fall-they-become-larger. “What is a Half-Urban World”, New Geography. United Nations growth projections to 202522 suggest nine more megacities could emerge by 2030, including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad (all in India), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Bogotá (Colombia), Johannesburg-East Rand (South Africa), Luanda (Angola), and Hangzhou (China).23Ĭonventional wisdom suggests that these dense urban areas are the key to creating prosperity and a better life for the population of developing countries. And there are likely to be more megacities of this kind in the future.21 By 2025, the ranks of megacities in poor countries seem certain to expand. The population of Delhi, the world’s third-largest city, expanded 40 percent over the past decade Mumbai, almost 20 percent and Kolkata (Calcutta) roughly 10 percent, a relatively low rate for a city in a developing country. India matches Japan with three megacities, all growing much faster than any city in the high-income world. Its rise has been so recent and quick that the Asia Society has labeled it “a city without a history.”20 ![]() The Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of Us ![]()
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