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The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern FutureFrom just two in 1950 and three in 1975, we grew to nineteen by 2007 and expect to have twenty-seven by 2025. Furthermore, in sheer size alone our global urban culture is shifting east. Of the eight new megacities anticipated over the next fifteen years, six are in Asia, two in Africa, and just one in Europe. Zero new megacities are anticipated for the Americas. Instead, this massive urbanization is happening in some of our most populous countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan. New York City was the worldБЂ™s second-largest metropolis in 1977, when Liza Minnelli first sang the hit song БЂњNew York, New YorkБЂ«(later popularized by Frank Sinatra) to Robert De Niro in a Martin Scorsese movie. By 2050, the БЂњCity That Never SleepsБЂ«will be struggling just to stay in the top ten. The story doesnБЂ™t end with megacities. People are flocking to towns of all sizes, large and small. Indeed, some of the fastest growth is happening in urban centers with less than five hundred thousand people ...» |
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