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• Urbanisation: An increase in the percentage of a population living in urban areas. Takes place when the urban population is growing more rapidly than the population as a whole.
• Megacity: A city with more than 10 million people
• Sustainable development: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
• Sustainable city: Sustainable cities, sometimes also known as eco-cities, are settlements designed to have as little impact on the environment as possible.
• UN SDGs: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals comprises of 17 goals which is a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.