Modern Urbanization South Asia-low in urbanization, despite huge cities like Mumbai and Calcutta Most nations in South Asia are under 30% urban India-26% Pakistan-28% Bangladesh-16% Subsistence farming dominates life here Calcutta street scene

Modern Urbanization Southeast Asia- Singapore is the only 100% urban state Brunei & Malaysia are the only other nations with over 50% urban Indonesia-31% Myanmar-25% Vietnam-20% Thailand-19% Subsistence farming dominates life here Indonesian rice paddies on terraces on the island of Bali

Modern Urbanization East Asia- Averages 36% Only Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are highly urbanized in East Asia China below-25% Yet Shanghai & Beijing Have 25 million between Them, however most of China’s 1.2 m. are rural Hong Kong street scene

Great Cities North America-several megalopolitan regions:Boston- Washington, DC Chicago-Detroit-Pittsburgh San Francisco-Los Angeles-San Diego Montreal-Toronto-Windsor Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Europe: London-20 m. in Metro area Germany-Ruhr, Rhine zone of Dusseldorf-Essen & Cologne Poland-Saxony & Silesia Also Moscow, St. Petersburg & Madrid-not yet multi cities, but growing

Great Cities Asia-Tokyo-Yokohama, Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Mega Cities: UN says by 2025 at least 15 cities will be over 20 million Many of the world’s most populous cities are found in the poorest nations-Mexico City, Shanghai, Calcutta, Mumbai & Cairo Close are Bangkok, Thailand; Lima-Callao, Peru; Saigon-Cholon, Vietnam Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Shanghai will have over 30 million by 2025

Urban Problems Zoning laws are lacking in many poor countries Squatters occupy any open space on the outskirts of the city Sharp contrast between fancy hotels of downtown and slums on outskirts Cairo for example-paved streets give way to dusty alleys, tenements, traffic, garbage & 12.5 m. people bursting at the seams Favela of Rio de Janeiro with dualism of peripheral metropolises-shanty town on hillside overlooks the luxury apartments near the famous Ipanema Beach

Shanty town of Belem, Brazil Shanty town of Belem, Brazil-capital of Para state and main river port of the Amazon. ½ of the 2 million residents live in shantytowns with precarious dwellings made out of recycled materials Shanty town of Belem, Brazil

Many cities in developing nations are growing at a rapid rate with many new arrivals each day. Unofficial suburbs such as this favela of Rio de Janeiro are poor and often lack basic services. (Disamenity sector) Clinging to a hillside, this neighborhood often suffers fatal landslides during heavy rains. Barail-a majority of the wealth is controlled by only 10% of the people. About 25 million Brazilians live in slums

Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, (Mexico City’s slum-Neza-Chalco-Itza has 4x the number of people) is a teeming, noisy slum of 1 million people with 18,000 people per acre. Mumbai’s total population is 12 million 15 people share 300 square feet of floor space Top right- Shraddha Kurmi (age 9) lives in a shack with no power and jute bag walls Lower right-Mena Lohar wife of a carpenter keeps her one room home tidy-lucky to have a cooking stove and electricty-most do not