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How has the global pattern of urbanisation changed?

Urbanisa on is the process by which a fig.153 The world’s 15 largest ci es in 1950.
growing number of the Earth's
popula on live in towns and ci es. In the 1950
19th and 20th centuries urbanisa on was London (8) Moscow (5)
Moscow (5)
London (8)
most sustained in the Advanced Countries Chic Berlin (3) Beijing (4)
Chicago (5)ago (5)
Berlin (3)
Beijing (4)
New Y
P
(ACs) of Europe and North America. New York (12)ork (12) Paris (6.5)aris (6.5) T Tokyo (11)okyo (11)
Philadelphia (3) Osak
Philadelphia (3)
Osaka (3.5)a (3.5)
Los Angeles (4)eles (4)
The first modern ci es to reach Los Ang Shanghai (6)
Shanghai (6)
'millionaire' status were London and Paris Calcut
Calcutta (4.5)ta (4.5)
in the mid-19th century. Today, European
ci es are considered small in the global
city league tables. Urbanisa on rates have
taken off in the ci es of Emerging and
City populationtion
Developing Countries, as well as in Low- City popula
1-5 million
1-5 million
Rio De Janier
Income Developing Countries, most of 5-10 million Rio De Janiero (3)o (3)
5-10 million
which are found in Asia and Africa. 10-15 million
10-15 million
Buenos Air
15-20 million
Not only are these ci es growing at the 15-20 million Buenos Aires (5)es (5)
20-30 million
fastest rate on the planet (see figure 157, 20-30 million City (popula
City (population to nearest half million)tion to nearest half million)
30-40 million
30-40 million
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overtaken the largest ci es in the fig.154 The world’s 15 largest ci es in 1990.
1990
Advanced Countries in total popula on 1990
size. This trend is set to deepen as rural-
Moscow (9)
Moscow (9)
to-urban migra on con nues to swell P Seoul (10.5)
Seoul (10.5)
Paris (9)aris (9)
Los Angeles (11)eles (11)
T
these ci es in addi on to the higher birth Los Ang New Y Tokyo (35)okyo (35)
New York (16)ork (16)
New Delhi (8)
rate associated with youthful popula ons. New Delhi (8) Osaka-Kobe (11)a-Kobe (11)
Osak
Cair
Calcutta (11)ta (11)
Mexico City (15)xico City (15)
Me Cairo (9)o (9) Calcut
Rural-to-urban migra on is fuelling
Bombay (12)y (12)
the growth of ci es in China and East Bomba
Asia, where 200 million people moved
from the countryside to towns and ci es
between 2000 and 2010.
City populationtion
City popula
In Africa, ci es such as Lagos have 1-5 million
1-5 million
Rio De Janiero (10)o (10)
Rio De Janier
seen growth of an unprecedented scale. 5-10 million Sao Paulo (15)aulo (15)
5-10 million
São P
10-15 million
A sleepy se lement, of just a few 10-15 million Buenos Aires (10.5)es (10.5)
Buenos Air
15-20 million
thousand in 1910, has grown to become 15-20 million
20-30 million
Africa's largest city. In 2012 an es mated 20-30 million City (popula
City (population to nearest half million)tion to nearest half million)
30-40 million
30-40 million
22 million people were living in Lagos; the
equivalent of the combined popula ons of fig.155 The world’s 15 largest ci es in 2017.
2017
2017
Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
With less than 50% of Africa's
popula on living in ci es, and the Beijing (25) Seoul (25.5)
Seoul (25.5)
Beijing (25)
New
New
poten al for further migra on-centred New York (23.5)ork (23.5) Delhi Tokyo (38)okyo (38)
T
New Y
Delhi
Shanghai
Osak
(26.5)
growth, Africa is likely to see its ci es grow (26.5) Shanghai Osaka-Kobe (20)a-Kobe (20)
(34)
(34)
Guangzhou (25)
Mexico City (21.5)xico City (21.5)
K
exponen ally over the next few decades. Me Karachiarachi Guangzhou (25)
Shenzen (23.5)en (23.5)
(27.5)
(27.5) Shenz
Mumbai (21)
Fig.156 Slum in New Delhi, India. Mumbai (21)
Lagos (21)os (21)
Lag
Jakarta (31.5)arta (31.5)
City popula Jak
City populationtion
1-5 million
1-5 million
5-10 million
5-10 million São P
Sao Paulo (21)aulo (21)
10-15 million
10-15 million
15-20 million
15-20 million
20-30 million
20-30 million
City (population to nearest half million)tion to nearest half million)
30-40 million
30-40 million City (popula
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The majority of the world’s population now live in urban areas.