Megacities and urban forms

Cards (4)

  • By 2030 how many more megacities will have emerged?

    5 new megacities will be produced including Chicago.
  • What is the current largest megacity?
    Tokyo with 38 million (though this is in decline annually)
  • What are urbanisation rates in smaller countries?
    Higher in NEES and LICs.NEES average rate is 2% while HICS is lower than 1. 
  • Urbanisation based on development?
    Kenya Kenya low-income country with low rates of urbanisation only 27% of the population live in urban settlements in comparison to the UK where 83% of the population live in urban location.