As the world population is about to break the 7 billion mark, once again we focus on the changing nature of the global population. According to the article, "The world is currently undergoing a mass urbanization -- as of 2008, and for the first time in history, a majority of the global population now lives in cities. That's just the start. According to the United Nations Population Fund, the urban-dwelling population will swell to nearly five billion by 2030. But whereas it once was the alpha world cities such as New York, London, and Shanghai that were the primary magnets for young people looking to make their fortunes, now a surprising new crop of boomtowns, from the Middle East to Mali, are seeing their populations leapfrog to the top of the list."
Check out the fastest growing cities. What surprises did you notice? What problems do you foresee for these cities? What accounts for this rapid growth?
