Changing Urban Environments

Worlds Most Populated Cities

1. Tokyo, Japan - 32,450,000 2. Seóul, South Korea - 20,550,000 3. Mexico City, Mexico - 20,450,000 4. New York City, USA - 19,750,000 5. Mumbai, India - 19,200,000 6. Jakarta, Indonesia - 18,900,000 7. Sáo Paulo, Brazil - 18,850,000 8. Delhi, India - 18,680,000 9. Õsaka/Kobe, Japan - 17,350,000 10. Shanghai, China - 16,650,000

Worlds Urban PopulationYEAR URBAN POPULATION1950 736, 7961960 996, 2981970 1, 331, 7831980 1, 740, 5511990 2, 274, 5542000 2, 853, 9092010 3, 494, 607

Worlds Most Populated Cities

• 11. Manila, Philippines - 16,300,000 12. Los Angeles, USA - 15,250,000 13. Calcutta, India - 15,100,000 14. Moscow, Russian Fed. - 15,000,000 15. Cairo, Egypt - 14,450,000 16. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000 17. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 13,170,000 18. London, United Kingdom - 12,875,000 19. Beijing, China - 12,500,000 20. Karachi, Pakistan - 11,800,000

Changing Land Use in Cities

• http://thegeographycollective.wordpress.com/urban-earth/

• Look at LONDON (MEDC) and Mexico City (LEDC).• How does the city change across its transect?