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informal settlement population has been caused by massive migration, both internal and transnational, into cities, which has caused growth rates of urban populations and spatial concentrations not seen before in history. These issues raise problems in the political, social, and economic arenas. People who live in slums or informal settlements often have minimal or no access to education, healthcare, or the urban economy.
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was the largest, wealthiest, and most politically important city of the ancient world, rulling over Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often stated that its population passed one million people by the end of the 1st century BC, however, its sometimes debated about whether the population
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lived in cities, a figure that rose to 47% by the end of the twentieth century. In 1950, there were 83 cities with populations exceeding one million; by 2007, this number had risen to 468. The UN forecasts that today's urban population of 3.2 billion will rise to nearly 5 billion by 2030, when three
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In 2002, research showed that children and families were the largest growing segment of the homeless population in the United States, and this has presented new challenges, especially in services, to agencies. In the US, the government asked many major cities to come up with a ten-year plan to end
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and urban gentrification are terms for the socio-cultural changes in an area as a result of wealthier people buying property in a less prosperous community. As living costs rise, lower-income residents are forced to move out of the community leading to an increase in average income, which in turn
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between 1990 and 2005. However, due to rising population, the absolute number of slum dwellers is rising. The majority of these are located in informal settlements which often lack sufficient quality housing, sanitation, drainage, water access, and officially recognized addresses. The increase in
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was the only urban area with a population of over 10 million. Geographers had identified 25 such areas as of October 2005, as compared with 19 megacities in 2004 and only nine in 1985. This increase has happened as the world's population moves towards the high (75–85%) urbanization levels of
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The sheer size and complexity of megacities gives rise to enormous social and environmental challenges. Whether megacities can develop sustainably depends to a large extent on how they obtain, share, and manage their energy and material resources. There are correlations between
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estimated that, in 2000, the 75 largest metropolitan areas experienced 3.6 billion vehicle-hours of delay, resulting in 5.7 billion U.S. gallons (21.6 billion liters) in wasted fuel and $ 67.5 billion in lost productivity, or about 0.7% of the nation's
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makes the area more desirable to other wealthier property or business owners, further pushing the living costs up. This process also tends to lead to a decrease in average family size in the area. This type of population change reduces industrial
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used the term to describe cities of 8 million or more inhabitants, but now uses the threshold of 10 million. In the mid 1970s the term was coined by urbanist Janice Perlman referring to the phenomenon of very large urban agglomerations.
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Juniati; Adegbile, Michael; Nazariha, Mehrdad; Hoque, Shamsul; Marcotullio, Peter J.; González Otharán, Florencia; Genena, Tarek; Ibrahim, Nadine; Farooqui, Rizwan; Cervantes, Gemma; Sahin, Ahmet Duran (2015).
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As with any large concentration of people, there is usually crime. High population densities often result in higher crime rates, as visibly seen in growing megacities such as
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The total number of megacities in the world varies between different sources and their publication dates. The world had 33 according to UN DESA (in 2018), 45 according to
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is a condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, increased pollution, and increased vehicular
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with a total population of 10 million or more people". Elsewhere in other sources, from five to eight million is considered the minimum threshold, along with a
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people. The actual legal definition of homelessness varies from country to country, or among different entities or institutions in the same country or region.
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was the largest city in the world, with the population growing rapidly; it was the first city to reach a population of over 5 million in 1900. In 1950,
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from shortly after its foundation in 762 AD until the 930s, with some estimates putting its population at over one million. Chinese capital cities
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and industrial fumes that react in the atmosphere with sunlight to form secondary pollutants that also combine with the primary emissions to form
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The term "megacity" entered common use in the late 19th or early 20th centuries; one of the earliest documented uses of the term was by the
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due to unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and lack of basic health care. By 2030, over 2 billion people in the world will be living in
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are commonly included in statistical information, the Japan Statistics Bureau only includes the area within 50 kilometers of the
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A lot of vague statements without up-to-date / worldwide-applicable supporting examples or data. Can also be further expanded.
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out of five, or 60%, of people will live in cities. This increase will be most dramatic on the least-urbanized continents,
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to its outskirts to low-density, auto-dependent development on rural land, with associated design features that encourage
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also experienced huge population booms during prosperous empires. According to the census in the year 742 recorded in the
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Yang, V. Chuqiao; Papachristos, Andrew V.; Abrams, Daniel M. (2019). "Modeling the origin of urban-output scaling laws".
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in the U.S. state of California with houses, buildings, roads, and freeways. Areas constructed to capacity contribute to
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instead of metropolitan areas. As of 2021, there are 28 megacities by this definition, like Tokyo. Other sources list
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which flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, could have supported a population of up to one million people.
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and the surrounding metropolitan regions following a massive earthquake in 2010. Fictional planet-wide megacities (
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Induced Demand: Unlocking the Mysteries of Induced Demand, Navigating the Roads to Sustainable Cities
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The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy: themes, works, and wonders, Volume 2
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including small cities in the vicinity of Chang'an. The medieval settlement surrounding
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actually reached such a large size. Rome's population started declining in 402 AD when
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that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the
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The Real Population Bomb: Megacities, Global Security & the Map of the Future
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as the largest megacity in the world, while some others give the title to the
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According to the United Nations, the proportion of urban dwellers living in
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in terms of level of consumption and how efficiently they use resources.
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Metropolitan area with a total population in excess of ten million people
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or informal settlements decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the
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Map showing urban areas with at least one million inhabitants in 2006
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was transformed into the world's largest city and capital of the
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has grown from 300,000 in 1950 to an estimated 21 million today.
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By 2025, Asia alone will have at least 30 megacities, including
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and Rome's population declined to a mere 20,000 during the
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Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census
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K. (2021-04-30). 3894:"Pax Romana: Rome's Golden Age" 190:(in 2023), and 44 according to 5749:Most populous satellite cities 4978:East, South and Southeast Asia 4857:. Greenwood Publishing Group. 4510:TV program, December 21, 2007. 3595:Weller, Chris (July 8, 2015). 3481:"Land Use and Land Use Change" 2949:Texas Transportation Institute 2658:, the one-time capital of the 260:); megacities can be found in 1: 6173:Kyoto–Osaka–Kobe (Keihanshin) 5739:Most densely populated cities 4832:. University of Texas Press. 3426:. 7 August 2019. p. 77. 3078:Energy and material resources 3034:is the introduction into the 4780:Popular Contemporary Writers 4696:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.004 4621:The Scientific World Journal 4526:. One Billion Knowledgeable. 4272:Journal of Political Economy 3307:Cambridge English Dictionary 2504:slums exhibit high rates of 280:. 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