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Publication | 29 Mar, 2021
Urban Resilience in South Asia

Rapid urbanization has emerged as an undeniable global trend. Ever since 2008, more people in the world, live in urban areas than in the countryside. In 2014 alone, 54% of the world’s population resided in urban areas. This puts an extraordinary level of pressure on urban centres which account for only 2.8% of the world’s land area. All these facts point to the distending of urban infrastructure and services beyond their carrying capacity. This is particularly true of Asia, where by 2030, 55% of the continent’s entire population is expected to live in its urban centres. Moreover, over 70% of the region’s GDP is generated from its cities.

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