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    1. The document discusses the rapid growth of urban populations and cities globally since 1950. 2. By 2000, 15 of the world's largest cities were located in Asia, and it is projected that Asia will be home to 153 of the world's 358 cities with over 1 million people by 2015. 3. Urban growth in developing countries has been driven more by rural-to-urban migration due to lack of rural employment rather than industrialization, leading to issues like uncontrolled urban sprawl, slums, and lack of infrastructure.

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    HUMAN SETILEMENTS

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    Table 10.2 : Largest Cities In the World · 1950, 2000


    Rank City Population Rank City Popu!oJlon
    (1950) (MLlllon) (2000) ( f ll&

    1 New York 12.3 I Mextco City 31.0


    2 London 10.4 2 Sao Paulo 25.8
    3 Rhine -Ruhr 6.9 3 Shanghai 23.7
    4 Tokyo 6.7 4 Tokyo 23.7
    5 Shanghai 5.8 5 jl;ew York 22.4
    6 Parts 5.5 6 Beijing 20.9
    Rio de Janeiro 19.0
    7 Buenos Alres 5.3 7
    8 Chicago 4.9 8 Mu mbai 16.8
    9 Moscow 4.8 9 Kolkata 16.4
    10 Ca\culla (Kolkata) 4.6 10 Jakarta 15.7
    Los Angele
    \ 11 Los Angeles 4.0
    3.8
    11
    12 Seoul
    13.9
    13.7
    12 Osaka
    13 Milan 3.6 13 Cairo 12.9
    \ 14 Bombay (Mumbai) 3.0 14 New Delhi 12 .7
    15 Mexico City 3.0 15 Buenos Aires 12.7
    10 million and New York took 140
    cou ntries. are experiencing high rates of years: by contrast. Mexico City. Sao
    urbanisation a t an u n preceden ted rate. Paulo. Kolkata . Seoul and
    Karach i In Pakistan. with l .l mlU lon
    population In 1950 Ls estimated lo have
    20.6 mllllon In2015.Ukewise,Calco.
    Mumbai. Sao Paulo, Lagos, etc. are
    projected to have popuJallons In excess of
    20 million by 2015. It Is estimated t hat by
    2015, 153 oflhe world's 358 ci ties wit h
    more th an one million population wtll be
    ln Asla. llls expected that of the 27 mega-
    clUes (w1lh more than l 0 mllllon
    populallon) of the world In 20 15. 15 will be
    localed In Asia
    Urban growth proccssr.s In the world"s
    developing regions h ave been dUTercnl
    from those In developed regions. In lhe
    developed count.rte..'! urba n rowth wa9
    accompanJed by lndu strlaltsallon. Jn
    developing cou ntries demographic growth
    has prrceded economic developmen t. The
    u n pr<'reden ted u rban growth in these
    regions has beendrtven by lack of
    employment opportu nltles In rural areas
    rather than thepull of prosper Jobe tn
    towns
    and clues. London look 190 yeani to grow
    from a city of half a m llll on population to
    Mumbai all took less than 75 years..a gro .
    from hal f a million to 10 million. Over
    urbanisation or uncontrolled u rbanisation ha<:.
    given rise lo slums and squaller settler.ient
    making u rban Ufe mJserable world onr. Over
    600 mllllon people u,·e u nder life lhreatentn:::
    slluaUons ln cities and 300 million h\·eIn
    extreme poverty.
    The emerging urban scenario In de,·clopm
    countries has robbed the ru ral areas of \ls able
    labour force. Ecological d<;e.rndallonand "-f'- >l
    pollution has AAppcd t heir ene·.At the s,,,..
    Ume.the u rban settlemen t too ha\'e SL .....,... - :I
    from shortafte ofhousln.tmn:>port. health ancl
    olht'r clvtr amcnlUt's. Doth t hc"C' place<:. arc
    dt'Vold of quallty-llfe. In Afnca. onlv one-lhtrd of
    all households arf' connr.ctl"d -to potnble
    water.In Alita Pacific.only 38per centof u rban
    householdsarcconnectl"d to srwerage s\·stem. In
    many cities tn the d<'\Tloplnli! counuie... nn
    Increasingproporuon ofthe populauon lh·es in
    substandard houslngoron the streets. ln mot of
    the mllUon plus cutes In lndta. one In four
    lnhnbllnnts llve ln lllegalsettlements. which 15
    growtng lwtcc as fast as the rest of the cll\cs.
    n ln the Pacific Asta . which Is marked
    wtth ttononuc successes. It wasestimated that

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