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State of World Population 2007 - Unleashing the Potential for Urban Growth - 0 views
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State of the World Populations 2007: Unleashing the Potential for Urban Growth. [cited 28\nFebruary 2008]
Urbanization: Roads of redemption | The Economist - 1 views
Why we should build wooden skyscrapers | TED Talk - 1 views
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TED Talk that connects urbanization (and the global need for housing) to climate change. Might be good to stop the video about half way through to ask students about potential problems, and then restart to hear the speaker address some of these issues.
Building the dream | The Economist - 0 views
Urban Life: A Tale of Many Cities | The Economist - 0 views
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A review of "Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier." By Edward Glaeser
Africa's New Biggest City | The Atlantic - 0 views
The multiplexed metropolis | The Economist - 0 views
South Africa: Much too fat | The Economist - 0 views
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SOUTH AFRICA may no longer have the chunkiest economy in Africa, now that Nigeria's has been revalued upwards, but it still has the fattest people. This is evidence, to many South Africans, of the good life: fast food, a fast car, an urban lifestyle.
The Importance of Cities | The Economist - 1 views