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Related: About this forumWatch the cities of the world explode
The video maps of urban expansion are mind-blowing. Watching the successive waves of urban development roll over the surrounding territory really drives home the message of how fast the human race has been expanding since 1950, and the impact we are having on our planet in the process.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheUrbanizationProj/videos
The NYU Stern Urbanization Project harnesses the growth of cities to speed up global progress. The world's urban population will more than double between 2010 and 2110. After 2110, urban growth will largely level off. This presents a window of opportunity in which countries can shape urbanization in ways that improve the quality of life for billions of people.
There are two ways to channel this rapid urbanization: existing cities can expand, and new cities can emerge. These two processes, already underway, are at the heart of the Urbanization Project's two primary initiatives: Charter Cities and Urban Expansion, both of which are explained in the videos on this channel and on http://urbanizationproject.org/
There are two ways to channel this rapid urbanization: existing cities can expand, and new cities can emerge. These two processes, already underway, are at the heart of the Urbanization Project's two primary initiatives: Charter Cities and Urban Expansion, both of which are explained in the videos on this channel and on http://urbanizationproject.org/
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GliderGuider
Apr 2014
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Thanks! It looks a bit above my pay grade, but I'll see what I can get out of it! nt
GliderGuider
Apr 2014
#4
pscot
(21,024 posts)1. Crackpot realism
Deep thought based on doubtful premises.
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)2. Great description!
pscot
(21,024 posts)3. C. Wright Mills to William Catton to yours, truely
I ran across a web site you might find interesting.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/README.html
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)4. Thanks! It looks a bit above my pay grade, but I'll see what I can get out of it! nt
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)5. Planetary melanoma? nt
Nihil
(13,508 posts)6. Whatever you do ...
... don't tweet that subject line or the Dutch police will be after you!
tinrobot
(10,903 posts)7. Sadly, they look like cancers