GGRA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Urban Revolution, Demographic Transition, Core Countries
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Urbanization in the global south: the 2nd urban revolution. Last 40 years, next 40 years- pivotal turning point in human history- urban space for urban residents. World urban population- expected to grow 6. 4 billion by 2050. Over 90% of the urban population expected to grow mostly in global south. Global urbanization expected to be complete in 2030. By 2050, most of world population will be in urban centers. Africa and asia urban population expected to grow significantly within the next 20-30 years. Late expanding-lower birth rates, improved medical care, fewer children needed. Low stationary-low birth rate, low death rate very good medical care, improving status of women, late marriages: declining - declining birth rate, low death rate. Took 10000 years to get world population to 1 billion. Increase in population comes at time where prevention of high state spending doesn"t allow for good infrastructure and public services (health systems, roads, streetlights etc. )
