Global Patterns of Urbanisation since 1945

• what is urbanisation?


  the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities
• what is urban growth?


  An increasing proportion of a population residing in urban areas in comparison to rural areas
• How much has urban population grown from since 1950?

  • 1950: 749 million
  • 2014: 3.9 billion
• The total urban world population is expected to surpass ........ by 2045?


  6 BILLION !!!
• are all cities growing?


  NO