GLOBALISATION - Megacities
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- Created on: 09-04-18 17:41
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- Megacity
- Home to over 10 million people.
- In 1970 there were 3; by 2020 there will be 30.
- Grow by rural-urban migration and natural increase.
- In 1970 there were 3; by 2020 there will be 30.
- Urban pull-factors
- Technology/ employment. Offer promotion and advancement into professional roles that are non-existent in rural areas.
- schooling and healthcare may be better in urban areas
- Makes cities ideal places for young families.
- Rural push-factors
- Poverty is aggravated by population growth as well as land reforms (unable to prove they own land)
- farmers must move to make room for TNC's.
- Resource scarcity in rural areas (increasing population) (the DARFUR REGION, SUDAN) triggers conflict and migration.
- Agricultural modernisation reduces the need for rural labour (CORGILL).
- Mumbai, Los Angeles, Kolkata.
- Home to over 10 million people.
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