This is the China that many people think of. But as soon as she turns onto Nanjing Road in the downtown area, the noise hits her like a speaker at full volume. She finds herself in an ultra-modern megacity. Engines growl in traffic and towers upon sky-scraping towers dwarf pedestrians....
but when tens of thousands of people in one city get sick at the same time, the medical capacity of the city will be challenged. Singapore has been keeping the number of feverish patients at a few hundred, and dealing with it one at a time. ...
Tanza Loudenback
Megacity Economy: How Seven Types of Global Cities Stack Up Back in 1950, close to 30% of the global population lived in cities. That since has shifted dramatically. By 2050, a whopping 70% of people will live in urban areas – some of which will be megacities housing tens of millions ...
Whether you live in an urban megacity or rural farmland, you surely see plastic bags blowing around anytime you leave the house. Some blow across roads like post-apocalyptic tumbleweed, while others become snagged in the branches of street trees. Still, others end up floating through our creeks...
Covid-19, a coronavirus, is a novel virus first discovered in Wuhan, a megacity in China's Hubei province, in December 2019. It has since spread to 210 countries (as of April 15th, 2020), causing more than 2,000,000 confirmed infections and more than 130,000 deaths. ...
By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk packed with wit and wisdom, science journalist Charles C. Mann breaks down the proposed solutions and finds...
By 2050, there are likely to be 9.7 billion people living on the planet. With around 1.5 million of them moving to urban environments every week, people are more and more likely to live in cities, where they typically spend up to 90 percent of their time indoors. Because everyone wants ...
But how many millions are too many, even in a megacity? Parts of Manhattan have hit their carrying capacity– the point beyond which bigger tourism numbers just aren’t better. As a native New Yorker, I studiously avoid places like Times Square and Rockefeller Center during heavy travel period...
Tips for Finding Property Near Police Facilities in Dubai One can easilyfind secure neighbourhoods for renting in Dubai. Even for investment, such areas are ample in the megacity. Finding where to live near police stations in Dubai is a priority for many who value security and peace of mind....