Megacities Our Global Urban Future /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kraas, Frauke (Editor), Aggarwal, Surinder (Editor), Coy, Martin (Editor), Mertins, Günter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: International Year of Planet Earth
• Subjects: Geography.; Geophysics.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Sustainable Development.

As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 ‘megacities’ – urban areas with more than five million inhabitants. With the irresistible economic attractions of urban centers, particularly in developing countries, making the influx of c...