Difference between revisions of "Rural-Urban-Linkages"
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Revision as of 15:40, 15 September 2013
Overview
Since 2009, for the first time in history there have been more people living in urban areas than in rural ones. The United Nations calculates that by 2050 about 70 per cent of the world’s population will be living in cities. Urbanisation is increasing particularly quickly in newly industrialising and developing countries, with far-reaching consequences for the reciprocal relationships between rural and urban areas.
The following articles explains........
