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Urban Index

  • Posted by: Patrick James
  • on May 12, 2008 at 2:47 pm

Grist has some really fun stats in today’s Urban Index feature. For instance, only 1% of the earth’s surface is comprised of cities; however, by 2050, 70% of the earth’s population will live in urban areas.

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