Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaUrban demographic growth : the case of megacities
One of the main facts about contemporary urbanization consists on the accelerated increase in the number of megacities. Megacities have been defined by the United Nations (UN) as urban concentrations containing more than 10 million people (United Nations, 2010). In 1950 there were only two metropoli...
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| author | Sobrino, Jaime |
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| description | One of the main facts about contemporary urbanization consists on the accelerated increase in the number of megacities. Megacities have been defined by the United Nations (UN) as urban concentrations containing more than 10 million people (United Nations, 2010). In 1950 there were only two metropolis with that reaching that number (New York and Tokyo), while in 1980 two more were added (Mexico City and Säo Paolo), and for 2010 there were 21, where 324 million people were living, 4.7% of the world population. The objective of this chapter is to analyze the evolution of megacities from a demographic perspective, their role on the urban national systems where they are located, and their economic and competitiveness importance in the global sphere. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO86432022-03-11T13:32:32Z Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities Sobrino, Jaime Ciudades Crecimiento demográfico Desarrollo urbano Urbanismo One of the main facts about contemporary urbanization consists on the accelerated increase in the number of megacities. Megacities have been defined by the United Nations (UN) as urban concentrations containing more than 10 million people (United Nations, 2010). In 1950 there were only two metropolis with that reaching that number (New York and Tokyo), while in 1980 two more were added (Mexico City and Säo Paolo), and for 2010 there were 21, where 324 million people were living, 4.7% of the world population. The objective of this chapter is to analyze the evolution of megacities from a demographic perspective, their role on the urban national systems where they are located, and their economic and competitiveness importance in the global sphere. 2021-11-02T00:30:00Z 2021-11-02T00:30:00Z 2012 Doc. de trabajo / Informes https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/8643 33 p. application/pdf CEDUA-COLMEX |
| spellingShingle | Ciudades Crecimiento demográfico Desarrollo urbano Urbanismo Sobrino, Jaime Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title | Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title_full | Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title_fullStr | Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title_short | Urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| title_sort | urban demographic growth : the case of megacities |
| topic | Ciudades Crecimiento demográfico Desarrollo urbano Urbanismo |
| url | https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/8643 |