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How cities are becoming smarter IT varsity Tech Watch
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In 2006, for the first time in human history, the number of people living in urban areas equaled the number living in rural areas. This was due to what is often labelled as the “biggest mass-migration in history”, where the world’s population is moving in masses away from rural areas into urban areas. Naturally, this increase in population will place tremendous amount of pressure on the infrastructures of the world’s cities like public transportation, water supply, power supply, sanitation, solid waste management and others.
In 2006, for the first time in human history, the number of people living in urban areas equaled the number living in rural areas. This was due to what is often labelled as the “biggest mass-migration in history”, where the world’s population is moving in masses away from rural areas into urban areas. Naturally, this increase in population will place tremendous amount of pressure on the infrastructures of the world’s cities like public transportation, water supply, power supply, sanitation, solid waste management and others.
23 min