Monday, May 20, 2013

It's a Crowded World.

 Some interesting pictures of a crowded world and struggling humans.

Its a Crowded World

The pressure on infra-structure is clearly evident in these photographs. It also means that the struggle for survival is all the more acute.Its a case of "feel the city breaking and everybody shaking and its staying alive,staying alive" as the Bee Gees song goes.

As the global population crosses 7.086 billion ( United States Census Bureau) we find that the density of population is skewed to pockets of relative prosperity, development and economic activity. Density of population in the most densely populated cities are given below:

Mumbai India
14,350,000
484
29,650
2
Kolkata India
12,700,000
531
23,900
3
Karachi Pakistan
9,800,000
518
18,900
4
Lagos Nigeria
13,400,000
738
18,150
5
Shenzhen China
8,000,000
466
17,150
.
These cities are largely in South Asia and to a lesser extent in West Africa.

Other links on the same subject:

World Urban Areas and Population Density 2012

Largest Cities and Densities of Population

World Population

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