World Population Headed For Cities

Half the world's population will be living in cities in six years.

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September 4, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Within six years more than half of humanity will live in cities for the first time in history, according to new projections. Increasing urbanisation will see growing concentration in the largest cities, with more than a quarter of people in settlements of more than a million by 2025.The world will be increasingly dominated by vast conurbations in Asia and Africa..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Half The World Heads For Life In The Big City

Sunday, September 2, 2001 in Sunday Times

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