BUSS1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parag Khanna

• School: University of Sydney
• Department: Business Studies
• Course: BUSS1000
• Professor: Steven Hitchcock

Document Summary

Urbanisation migration from rural areas to urban areas, absolute growth in the urban population (urban growth) people moving away from agriculture, moving into city/centres. Vast shanty towns housing millions of urban dwellers (poverty/slums) Urban population living in slums is evident but decreasing. Algeria: 100 or more constructions, less than 200m from one another are urban. Botswana: 5 000 or more inhabitants within 75% of economic activity. India: towns with 5000 or more inhabitants, density of not less than 1000 persons per square mile, at least 3/4 of adult male population are employed in anything other than agriculture. Majority of growth (90%) based in asia and africa. 54. 5% of global population in urban areas urban growth expected to add 2. 5 billion by 2050. Nearly half of urban dwellers live in small cities. One in eight live in megacities of 10 million or more. Ease of movement public transport, infrastructure (bridges, roads) Better health and social services (advanced technology)