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:
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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
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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