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1/ In context of #globaldemographics, 4 #megatrends are often referred to: population growth, population ageing, international migration and urbanization.

Here is a thread diving into these.

(Most charts are from ‘Our World in Data’. Some from UN.)
2/ To begin, for historical context, this chart

The 20th century began with 1.65 billion people in the world. It closed with 6 billion people.

This growth saw its ripple effects across the world – from economic growth to environmental impact of the century. Image
3/ Another chart for historical context – where have most of the people been living through history? Image
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Number of cities with more than 1 million population:

USA 🇺🇸: 10
South America: 33
Europe 🇪🇺 : 34
India 🇮🇳: 46
China 🇨🇳: 155 (!)

#urbanization #economy
Benefits of urbanization are obvious — higher productivity, more efficiency, better services like education & healthcare, more employees for corporations, more employers for people, more consumers etc.

But it also requires tremendous planning and investment by the government.
Urban planning is kinda like rocket science. A holistic field that has to integrate hard sciences (like infrastructure) with soft sciences (lifestyle and convenience).
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Do you have expertise in #Health, #Environment and/or #Development in SE Asia?
Apply for a tt position as Asst. Prof at our Dept of #Geography .@UUtah -- a thread 🧵 with more deets below ! 1/5

Link to position description and application link utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/135215
2/5 Some example research in SE Asia for this hire include (but not limited to) #illness & #disease, #population, #environmental challenges & #inequality, #sustainability, #climatechange impacts, #agriculture & #foodsecurity, #urbanization, #development, #conflict, #migration...
3/5 ... #Diaspora...
We value diverse perspectives and seek to build more inclusive faculty, graduate, and undergraduate student bodies. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds are encourage to apply by 1 September 2022.
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Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 11/27/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/11/27/dai…
A stream in Waipio smelled like beer. An investigation into a strange spill ensued.

hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/11/11/str…

#runoff #contamination #alcohol #brewery #hawaii
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Chandan Deuskar (@CD_planner) & I have co-authored a newly published paper on global #urbanization patterns and their implications for #planning in the Journal of Planning Education and Research (@JPER7). A thread on our findings and arguments. (1/10)
journals-sagepub-com.libproxy1.usc.edu/doi/10.1177/07…
Our core questions: How are #urban populations distributed across settlement systems in rapidly urbanizing countries? How are those distributions changing? What does it mean for #urbanplanning? (2/10)
We use Global Human Settlements (GHS) data from @EU_Commission - a marked improvement on UN stats. Not only does GHS use harmonized definitions across countries, it's better for analyzing the size and growth of towns and small cities. (3/10) @DijkstraLewis ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu
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👇THREAD: The data on household food consumption recently released by @nigerianstat is GREAT! We computed some estimates & insights from the dataset @sgyemikale (1/6)

(NB: Data & graphs below are estimates we computed from @nigerianstat data and do not reflect official data)
In 2019, spending on food in #Nigeria was approximately USD 59 billion. Consumers in the geopolitical zones along the #GulfofGuinea account for almost half of national food expenditures...2/6 #foodsystems #fromfarmtotable #urbanization #structuraltransformation #hiddenmiddle Image
The #foodeconomy (household food expenditures) grew 5.2% per year over 2009-10 to 2019-20 in nominal terms. But the share of food in household spending declined from 65 to 57%...3/6 #structuraltransformation #urbanization #foodsystems #fromfarmtotable #hiddenmiddle #Nigeria Image
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In the next five to ten years, the accelerated development of #metropolitan areas and #cityclusters will become the greatest structural potential for the economic growth in China. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6qZ797KVEtV1…
In other words, it is the “new air outlet” of China’s economic growth.
The so-called metropolitan area, in terms of space, is a new urban network system that interconnects emerging small towns or small cities located within one-hour commute or within 50 to 70 kilometers (the figure may vary depending on local environments) of core cities.
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Here's a compilation of some timelapse animations that show different stories from across India over the 3 decades (1989 - 2018) . Created with @googleearth @EarthOutreach #newyear2020

1: Restless #Brahmaputra n tributaries meandering,changing course in #Assam
2. Growth of Brick Kiln industry in the banks of #Hooghly, #Rupnarayan rivers near #Kolkata (brown polygons close to the rivers' banks) #WestBengal
3. Embankment failure in #Kosi River (2008) caused flooding. It also left a sediment footprint that was visible from satellites. #Bihar
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NEW PAPER (all 85 pages of it): The rising global tide of populist nationalism has kindled a widespread dread that the liberal order is unraveling. According to @willwilkinson, urbanization might be to blame. But there’s hope…
niskanencenter.org/blog/the-densi…
@willwilkinson Wilkinson explores the much neglected “urbanization” thesis, arguing that other theories come up short.
Urbanization has segregated national populations/concentrated economic production in megacities. This drives us apart—culturally, economically, and politically—along the lines of ethnicity, education, and population density.
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Today, much of #China's domestic #leverage is tied to external #demand. If foreign demand slows this year, the pace or extent of domestic #deleveraging may change, too, says Wu Ge.
The increase of #residents#leverage ratio is much related to future #urbanization and long-term #economic structural adjustments. In this sense, residents’ leverage may rise slightly in both the short and medium term, but there is no evidence that it impacts #consumption.
In 2019, the #leverage ratio may see mild changes, and the national #economy may not experience V-shape turbulences, but moderate changes, too.
On leverage in China, Wu Ge has more:
mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5Nj…
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Tweeps, have you been to the landmark @LouvreAbuDhabi #Louvre #AbuDhabi? No worries. Got @twitter. Had the chance to visit while in the #UAE for the @MilkenInstitute #MIGlobal #MENASummit. Follow this thread for a #TwitterTour of highlights. louvreabudhabi.ae/?utm_source=GM… #art #museum
Hello #LouvreAbuDhabi! @LouvreAbuDhabi ~ in all directions, the #magic of art & creativity on display. Crossing borders. Crossing cultures. #artmatters #museumlove
#Stunning. This two-headed figure is one of the oldest monumental statues in the history of humanity. It is some 8500 years old. On display at the @LouvreAbuDhabi. 👥

@VisitAbuDhabi #AbuDhabi #LouvreAbuDhabi
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1 #BOU18TC The #HouseSparrow disappears from rural and urban areas of #Europe. Cities like Prague, London (#RedList in 2002) & Valencia have experienced #urban #declines in their populations above 50%. What is happening in urban areas? #ornithology #urbanecology #urbanbirds Image
2 #BOU18TC Various potential causes for the urban #decline have been suggested. Our aim was to study if new #park policies linked to #urbanization and #reurbanization (new concept) could be a key factor for the urban decline of the #species. #ornithology #urbanecology #urbanbirds Image
3 #BOU18TC We studied the abundance of #housesparrows (point counts) in 32 #urbanparks of 4 towns of eastern #Spain. 10 of them were modified (new park policies) during the 4 studied seasons 2015-2018. We compared means of (r) and abundance between years and kinds of parks. Image
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