CIAO DATE: 04/2015
Volume: 71, Issue: 1
February 2015
The mighty metropolis (PDF)
Mathieu Lefevre
Sometime in the middle of 2009, the number of people living in cities exceeded the world’s rural population for the first time in history. By 2050, some 70 per cent of the world’s population will live on only 3 per cent of the earth’s surface – in cities. These conurbations are becoming global economic and geo-political players to be reckoned with. This will radically affect the way we live, work and plan for the future.