Describe the challenges of living in mega cities and evaluate the responses to these challenges A Mega City is defined as a city home to more than 8 million people‚ the urban sprawl of these cities is continuing to dominate the landscapes of these major cities. These cities have been unable to cope with the rapid increase of people moving to these urban areas‚ in some mega cities this is up to 1 million people per day‚ leading to a lack of supplies and services‚ becoming a major characteristic
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Mega Cities Mega cities are large cities‚ with a population of at least 8 million people. The amount of Mega cities are rising‚ due to the fact that for the first time in human history more people live in Urban Areas then rural areas. By 2015 there will be 33 Mega cities and 27 of them are in the developing world. Some examples of Mega cities are : Mexico city‚ Mumbai (India)‚ Bangkok‚ Cairo and manilla. There are many challenges from living in a mega city that is in a developing world. Some of
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Explain why some governments are more willing than others to help tackle climate change: Climate change is the significant change in the earth’s climate during a period of 30 years. Some governments may be more willing than others to help tackle climate due to advantages and disadvantages for their countries. Some governments may not agree to tackle climate change as it could affect their economy. An example of this are NCI’s‚ for example China. China is behind the mass production of many
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Freya DESCRIBE THE CHALLENGES FACING MEGACITIES AND EVALUATE THE RESPONSES TO THESE CHALLENGES Mega Cities are cities that have a population of more than 8 million and are characterised by the challenges they face‚ including issues involving the informal economy‚ unemployment‚ poor sanitation and shelter. These issues are largely prominent in these cities due to rapid urban growth and a lack of resources. In many cases action has been taken by national governments and non-governmental organisations
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Mega City Living (Ground Transportation Technologies) Content Page Introduction Do you know that Tokyo is the largest mega cities in year 2011? Mega cities usually have a population size of more than 10 million which is equivalent to a population density of at least 2‚000 persons per square kilometer. A mega city can also be two metropolitan area linked together. As of 2011‚ there are 21 megacities which includes Tokyo‚ New York City‚ Mexico City and many more. Mega City starts off from
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Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Located on the banks of the Buriganga River lies Dhaka; the capital city of Bangladesh. This megacity is the 7th largest populous city in the world‚ with an estimated population of 15 million‚ according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. It is expected to reach a staggering population of 25 million by 2025 (growing at a fast rate of 4.2% per year).The number of Dhaka City’s young population is relatively high due to the age selective rural-urban migration. About 40% of the
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“Making Mega City in Chittagong” We are owner of “Dream Properties Builders”. Our company mission is become number one company in properties business and vision is become a brand in Bangladesh. Our slogan is ‘We make your dream real’. Our main office in Chittagong at Jamal Khan road and in Dhaka at Rd11‚ Suhrawardy Ave‚ Baridhara. Our company taking a plan in Chittagong and this is making mega city. The project budget is one hundred and fifteen crore Taka and life is 10 year. In budget fifteen core
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LIVING IN THE CITY IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE COUNTRY There are many ways how and where to live. Everybody can choose the place‚ where he would like to live. Some people prefer living in the city and other prefer living in the village‚ but what is really the best for us? First of all we should define our terms of reference.`Village` means a group of houses with a church‚ school and some shops in the countryside and `city´ means a place‚ where people live and work and it contains many houses
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1237011040 Date: Sep 8th 2014 Writing Assignment Topic: Do you prefer living in the city or in the country . Why or why not? Outline Introduction Hook: nowadays‚ more and more people from country trend to move to cities for studying and working. Background information: Comparing to countries‚ there are more job opportunities and entertainment centers for people in cities Thesis statement: Living in cities is better than living in countries in several ways. Body paragraph: Topic sentence: There
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MEGA CITIES Mega-cities is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population excess of 10 million people. Mega cities can be distinguished from global cities by their rapid growth‚ new form of spatial population density‚ and both formal and informal economies‚ as well as poverty‚ crime‚ and high levels of social fragmentation. Since 2001‚ there are 18 megacities such as Tokyo‚ New York City‚Shanghai‚ Mexico City‚ Mumbai‚ Seoul and others that had population in excess of 10 million of
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