Our current age, the 21st century, is characterized by worldwide urbanization, sprawling agglomerations of cities, and an increasing rural exodus. As recently as 1970 there were merely 3 so-called megacities: New York, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Thirty years later there are already 24.
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