Posts Tagged ‘ megacities ’

Megacities and the Threat to Food Security

Jan 5th, 2017 | By
tokyo

By Suzanne York. We live in an increasingly urbanized world. The growth of megacities – urban areas with a population of over 10 million – is a reflection of the rapid pace of urbanization in countries across the world. In 1990, there were 10 megacities across the globe. By 2030, the number is expected to
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To Grow or Not to Grow: The Wild Card of Aging Populations

Feb 3rd, 2015 | By
Shanghai [photo credit: www.designyourway.net]

China’s population growth has been popping up in the news recently.  It seems the government’s concern about too much population growth has now swung in the other direction – today the issue is a shrinking labor pool. The Chinese labor force has already peaked and its population will shrink after 2030, though some experts  think
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