Number of cities with more than 1 million population:
USA 🇺🇸: 10
South America: 33
Europe 🇪🇺 : 34
India 🇮🇳: 46
China 🇨🇳: 155 (!)
#urbanization #economy
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.
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).
India is not only way behind in urbanization - 2 in 3 Indians live in rural areas - but the current status is also poor.
Example: In Mumbai (Bombay) 40% of the city’s population live in slums. That’s about 10 million people living in horrific conditions.
Example: In Mumbai (Bombay) 40% of the city’s population live in slums. That’s about 10 million people living in horrific conditions.
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