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Entries from July 2007

Peering into the Dawn of an Urban Millennium

July 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

In 2008, the world reaches an invisible but momentous milestone: For the first time in history, more than half its human population, 3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas. By 2030, this is expected to swell to almost 5 billion. Many of the new urbanites will be poor. Their future, the future of [...]

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Tags: Developing Countries · Earth & Environment · Globalization & Global Culture · Politics & International Relations · Sustainable Development · World