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National Geographic: Mega cities
Megacities Statistics and Facts
Transportation options for mega cities in the developing world
Bangkok, Thailand
Urbanisation in Thailand is dominated by the Bangkok urban area
Challenges of sustainable urbanisation: the case of Thailand
Beijing, China
Satellite images of Beijing’s environmental changes
ABC report on Beijing’s housing affordability squeeze
The Guardian - China: the next generation
Beijing City Guide - Lonely Planet travel videos
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires: the poor fight to survive while across the road the wealthy shop
Winds of change over Buenos Aires
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo: mega city of the Middle East
Cairo is the world’s second most polluted city
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, fastest growing mega city in the world
Who can solve a problem like Dhaka?
The world’s fastest growing mega city
Delhi, India
National Geographic: see how children live in the world’s most polluted city
How Delhi's rising heat and a love of concrete caused a deadly water crisis
Will future mega cities be a marvel or a mess? Look at New Delhi
Delhi: mega city, mega traffic and mega pollution
Sustainable urban environment in Delhi mega city
Istanbul, Turkey
The official website of Istanbul
Istanbul’s explosive growth poses challenges
Green cities: problems and solutions in Turkey
Jakarta, Indonesia
Urbanisation and human well being
Addressing ambient air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia
The impossible fight to save Jakarta, the sinking mega city
Karachi, Pakistan
The fastest growing mega city Karachi as a frontier of environmental challenges
Transforming Karachi in a liveable and competitive mega city
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo urbanisation review
Kinshasa, urban pulse of the Congo
Forty years on from the Rumble in the Jungle, Kinshasa is a city of chaos
Kolkata, India
India environment portal - Kolkata
Towards sustainable and inclusive cities - the case of Kolkata
Lagos, Nigeria
The unplanned journey that led Lagos becoming an overwhelmed mega city
Lagos’ mega city dreams are a nightmare for many working people
Los Angeles
The incredible shrinking mega city: how Los Angeles engineered a housing crisis
Manila, Philippines
Mega Manila sustainable development plan
‘We expect catastrophe’ - Manila the mega city on the climate frontline
Manila: mega city, mega traffic
Understanding the water and urban environment of a mega city: the case of Metro Manila, Phillipines
Mexico City, Mexico
Why is Mexico City a mega city?
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Russia: most northern mega city on Earth
Moscow mega city is the largest in Europe
Transformation of environmental problems in Moscow
Mumbai, India
Squatter settlements in Mumbai, India
Mumbai is on the verge of imploding
Mumbai city guide - Lonely Planet travel videos
The challenges of Mumbai as a mega city
New York, United States
New York area tops world’s energy gobbling mega cities
Case study: urban problems in New York City
Osaka, Japan
How Japan’s second largest city is moving onto the world’s stage
Paris, France
The evolving urban form: Paris
São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo - the mega city and the favelas
São Paulo - anatomy of a failing mega city: residents struggle as water taps run dry
São Paulo growth and management
Mainstreaming climate adaptation in the mega city of São Paulo, Brazil
Seoul, South Korea
Korean trade and business - Seoul and South Korea
Seoul: a mega city on a human scale
What makes a mega city sustainable
What happens when a mega city shrinks?
Shanghai, China
World of change: sprawling Shanghai
Urbanisation and its environment effects in Shanghai, China
Tehran, Iran
Sustainable transport award cities - Tehran
‘Like LA with minarets’ - how concrete and cars came to rule Tehran
Urban water issues in the mega city of Tehran
Relocation not a viable solution to Tehran’s growing problems
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s history, geography and population
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