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by 2030 the global population will have
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grown to over eight point five billion
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people 60% of them will live in cities
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and one in every three people will live
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in a city with over 500,000 inhabitants
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this trend means it's more important
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than ever to get our built environment
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right by 2030 it will literally be
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shaping the way that more than half the
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people on earth are able to live their
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lives as cities are already facing a
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wide range of challenges for improving
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air quality and ensuring the efficiency
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of transport infrastructure to the
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responsible sourcing and delivery of
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food and water housing demand social
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cohesion equality and the risk of
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flooding to name just a few
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technology data management and the
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emergence of new economic and political
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models are all playing a part in helping
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to address these challenges
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so what are the main regions of focus
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the next 12 years will see a huge
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shake-up in the ranking of the world's
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largest cities as growth in urban areas
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across North America and Europe slows in
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relative terms whilst booming across
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Asia and Africa here we take a look at
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the ten largest cities by 2030 as
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predicted by the united nations world
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urbanization prospects
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held by Shanghai in 1950 and by New York
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in 2015 Mexico City will take 10th place
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on the global ranking of the world's
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largest cities by 2030 the sprawling
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capital of Mexico is already one of the
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most important cultural and financial
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centers of the Americas
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it's phenomenal growth since the 1980s
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has been accompanied by air pollution
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and transport infrastructure issues but
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the city has moved to address these and
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now has a clear plan for sustainable
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development in place up to 2030 the city
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has seen a number of built environment
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innovations in recent years including
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smog eating buildings which help to
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combat air pollution and the engineering
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of earthquake-proof skyscrapers to
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withstand the region's of seismic
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activity
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with a forecast annual economic growth
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rate of 5.1% over the next 12 years
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Lagos is said to overtake Johannesburg
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to become Africa's largest city by 2030
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already a vast urban area of Nigeria
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Lagos has the highest GDP of any city on
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the African continent and is home to one
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of its largest and busiest ports the
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projected rates of expansion and growth
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present a significant challenge for the
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city over the next decade its population
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is also much younger than that of other
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cities on our list creating a powerful
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demographic opportunity but also posing
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a risk as the city absorbs millions of
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young people into the urban labor force
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while managing the political instability
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that could entail if youth unemployment
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saws
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despite not appearing in the top 10 back
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in 1950 Cairo is set to move up from its
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ninth place ranking in 2015 to become
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the world's eighth largest city by 2030
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with an urban area that already extends
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over 600 square kilometers Egypt's
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sprawling capital is currently grappling
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with air and water pollution issues
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along with its infamous traffic
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congestion with the city set to become
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home to over 20 4.5 million people by
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2030 plans to cut emissions and
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construct a new sewer system on now in
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developments
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with a projected population of nearly 25
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million people Karachi
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will enter this list for the first time
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by 2030 despite its turbulent past and
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well-publicized
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infrastructure challenges the city
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remains a major cultural and economic
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centre and a key port on the Indian
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Ocean fueling its expansion over the
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next 12 years
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while sixth-place was held by Moscow
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with 5.4 million residents in 1950 by
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2030 he will belong to dhaka already the
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fourth most densely populated city in
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the world the capital of Bangladesh will
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grow its population from just under 19
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million people in 2018 to over 27
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million in 12 years time
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despite being a major financial centre
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the city is prone to flooding and
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grappling with traffic congestion the
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first phase of its new Metro is due to
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open in 2021
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moving up from a seventh place in 2015
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to fifth place by 2030 is China's vast
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capital Beijing standing as the
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political center of the nation for more
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than eight centuries Beijing combines
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seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites with
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the modern architecture and
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infrastructure of one today's four most
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capital cities however its expansion has
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not been without its challenges and
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ongoing programs are now working to
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tackle traffic congestion improve air
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quality and ensure the retention of
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historic sites over the next decade of
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growth
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just ahead of Beijing and moving up one
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place from the 2015 rankings is India's
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leading financial hub Mumbai with
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thriving commercial entertainment
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industries coupled with high living
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standards Mumbai will continue to
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attract residents from across India and
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the wider region over the next decade
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breaking the thirty million mark and
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moving up from its tenth place ranking
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in 1950 is China's largest city Shanghai
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the urban area has seen intense
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development since the introduction of
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economic reforms in the early 1990s
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already home to the world's busiest
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container port and the financial center
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of one of the world's leading economies
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Shanghai will continue to expand over
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the next 12 years ranking as the third
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largest city in the world in 2030
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taking second place is Delhi India's
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capital and current most populated city
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with GDP set to grow by seven point one
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percent a year
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Delhi will outperform its nearest Indian
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rival Mumbai up to 2030 air pollution
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remains a significant challenge with the
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World Health Organization and naming it
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as the most polluted city in the world
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in 2014 despite many initiatives the
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expansion of the Metro and measures to
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curb emissions concerns remain around
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the levels of air pollution in Delhi and
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their projected growth as the city
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expands
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with an astonishing population of more
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than 37 million people Japan's capital
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Tokyo is set to top Alice Tokyo is
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already the largest city in the world
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and will retain its position from the
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2015 rankings with almost no change in
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the size of its population between now
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and 2030 the city has a lots going for
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it it's a leading financial and
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political center has the highest GDP of
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any urban area was ranked first in the
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2017 safe cities index and is set to
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host the Olympic Games in 2020
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by 2030 the city is said to further
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improve its transport infrastructure
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reduce air pollution and further enhance
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standards of living
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looking even further ahead the global
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cities Institute projects that Kinshasa
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in the Democratic Republic of Congo will
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be the most popular city in the world by
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2075 and that by 2100 will be surpassed
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by Lagos in Nigeria which will then be
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home to 88 million people
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