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'Explain the concept of sustainable urban development and with the aid of appropriate examples, consider whether it is an attainable goal or an unattainable ideal.
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Laura Kelly BA (Hons) Geography Reg: 199938141 Professor Pacione Applied Urban Geography 'Explain the concept of sustainable urban development and with the aid of appropriate examples, consider whether it is an attainable goal or an unattainable ideal.' The proportion of the world's population classified as urban dwellers, in both the 1st and the 3rd world, is currently at an unprecedented level. According to United Nations Population Division (2000; 128) within 5 years, half of the world's population will live in cities, and by 2030 the urban population will reach 4.9 billion (60% of the world's population). As the WCED puts it; 'this is the century of the urban revolution' (1987; 235). Although cities occupy just 2% of the world's land surface, they manage to consume over 75% of the world's resources (Pacione, 2001). Every city requires inputs and outputs and flows of goods, services, people, communication and information, news, water, air, food, raw materials, etc, usually...
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