By 1980, nearly one in three persons was an urban dweller and one in 10 a 'million city' resident.By 1960, more than one in five persons lived in an urban centre, and one in 16 in a 'million city'.In 1940, only one person in eight lived in an urban centre, while about one in 100 lived in a city with a million or more inhabitants (a 'million city').At the same time, its rural population more than doubled. Over only 60 years, the developing world's urban population increased tenfold, from around 100 million in 1920 to close to 1 billion in 1980. In the less developed world, it quadrupled, growing from 286 million to 1.14 billion. In the more developed regions, the urban population nearly doubled, from 447 million to 838 million. In the 35 years since 1950, the number of people living in cities almost tripled, increasing by 1.25 billion. This is the century of the 'urban revolution'. 1984 Unofficial Assessment', Population Division. Source: 'Urban and Rural Population Projections. Proportion of Population Living In Urban Areas, 1950-2000 In effect, the countryside is being 'urbanized'. But they receive high-quality infrastructure and services, with advanced telecommunications systems ensuring that their activities are part of the national (and global) urban-industrial system. In many nations, certain kinds of industries and service enterprises are now being developed in rural areas. So does the fate of the hinterland, with its agriculture, forestry, and mining, on which the urban system depends.Ģ. A city's prospects - or a town's - depend critically on its place within the urban system, national and international. 2 This system, with its flows of information, energy, capital, commerce, and people, provides the backbone for national development. 1 The world's economic system is increasingly an urban one, with overlapping networks of communications, production, and trade. By the turn of the century, almost half the world will live in urban areas - from small towns to huge megacities.
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