Megacity

also has the largest population of all the continents combined with a population of over 4.4 billion as of 2014 (“Google.”) . With this population over two-thirds of the worlds population lives in Asia. Megacities are cities with a population of over 10 million. Asia has seven of the largest megacities in the world (Kotkin, Joel, and Wendell Cox). The question called into question for this essay, is why is the growth in Asian Cities so phenomenal? While Asia’s growth can be attributed to…

London Is the capital of the United Kingdom, which is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The city lies in the south-east of England and covers an area of about 609 square miles on either side of Thames River. With a population of over 8.63 million, London is the largest city in the UK. One of London's most popular physical features is the River Thames. The Thames cuts across southern England, London is one of the cities it passes through. Another one of London’s most popular…

will be moving from rural areas to megacities without anyone telling them to do it. Megacities can be described as a larger geographic metropolitan area with a greater population. People were moving from rural villages to megacities because it was their choice to do so, they thought that their current situation was worse than that of the megacities. Figure 2 in Planet of the Slums shows the increase in population size in millions from 1950 to 2004 in the megacities of the Third World. The…

convincing. In addition to a well-rounded text, the purpose of the argument must be clear to the reader in order for it to be effective. Architect Rem Koolhaas and investigative journalist George Packer attempt this in their arguments about the booming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. Both the documentary Koolhaas appears in and the article Packer writes present strong arguments, but Packer’s article is more effective because he is knowledgeable as an author, both in skill and subject matter; its…

populated spaces and the way the denser populations affect overall health and environment of the community. In “Cities of the Future: Today’s “Mega-Cities” Are Overcrowded and Environmentally stressed” Divya Abhat argues that the growth of megacities is extremely harmful to the environment and has negative…

The death rate of a population is the direct relationship between the number of people who die in a given population contrasted against the total number encompassing that population as a whole and measured with a specified unit of time. Immigration is the term for establishing residency in a geographical area non-native to a person's genetic country of origin . Emigration involves the same root process as immigration, moving to a new country independent from one's country of original origin,…

The Republic of Serbia has a strong and compelling history of prioritizing migratory policy. Migration is a multifaceted and international issue caused by a myriad of reasons such as, globalization and technological advancements, liberalization of labor markets, increased frequency of internal armed conflict, general oppression by Member State governments, and an increasing frequency and severity of disasters. The Republic of Serbia aims to enact solutions that will reduce the current negative…

Latin America has one of the most geographical variations of any location in the world. You can travel across Latin America and be close to the Pacific Ocean, a top of the Andes Mountain ranges, or be in the middle of the Atacama Desert. These variations of geography have a major impact on one of the most densely populated regions in the world. “Geography has strong and pervasive effects on economic and social development.” Most of the population in Latin America lives near the coast. Over 490…

serves as one of the most important inland ports as well. Chongqing’s nominal GDP reached 200 billion dollars in 2011 while registering an annual growth of 16%. In 2012, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reported Chongqing as one of the 13 emerging megacities in China. The city lies within the humid subtropical zone and the summers are very long. As one of the hottest cities in China, most of the year in Chongqing is very torrid while winters are short but damp and cold. Air quality in Chongqing…

Air pollution is a serious public health concern globally [1]. Exposure to ambient air pollution increases mortality and morbidity [2]. Ambient air particulate matter (PM) is the main component of air pollution and has a significant impact on human health [3]. Epidemiologic studies have shown that lung function of people is adversely affected by exposure to airborne particulate matters (APM) pollution [4-6]. In the other words, there is evidence from past studies that ambient air PM (such as PM2…