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Green Urbanization in Asia

Key Indicators 2012 Green Urbanization in Asia MEGACITIES ON THE RISE More than half of the world's megacities - cities with 10 million or more people - are now in Asia. By 2025, this number is expected to increase to 21 out of a global total of 37. ADB Asian Development Bank FIGHTING POVERTY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FACEBOOK.COM/ASIANDEVBANK ASIA'S MEGACITIES BY 2025 Bangalore, India Bangkok, Thailand Beijing, PRC Chennai, India Kolkata, India Lahore, Pakistan Manila, Philippines Mumbai, India Chongging, PRC Delhi, India Dhaka, Bangladesh Guangzhou, PRC Hyderabad, India Jakarta, Indonesia Karachi, Pakistan Osaka-Kobe, Japan Shanghai, PRC Shenzen, PRC Tianjin, PRC Tokyo, Japan Wuhan, PRC 1 TOP 25 CITIES BY POPULATION DENSITY (PERSON/SQUARE KILOMETERS) 30,000 20,000 * PRC = People's Republic of China 10,000 Asia & the Pacific Karachi Lagos World Seoulincheon CO2 EMISSIONS (TON/CAPITA) Mumbai Kolkata Shanghai Lima Beijing Delhi Shenzhen Chenmai Manila Tehran Tianjin Bangalore Ho Chi Minh City Kinshasa Baghdad Shenyang Hyderabad POPULATION AT RISK OF FLOODING (IN MILLIONS) Sao Paulo COASTAL 400 410 303 INLAND 300 115 341 200 83 245 11 1968 1976 63 92 46 100 1984 1992 33 PRC 154 91 2000 IWorld India 2008 198 63 If left unchecked, CO2 emissions could reach 10.2 metric tons per capita by 2025, three times the 2008 level, spelling disaster for Asia. 2010 141 192 2025 I West Asia Central 2010 Southeast Asia 2025 South Asia Cities like Bangkok, Dhaka, Ho Chi Minh City and Tianjin are at high risks of both inland and coastal flooding. East Asia GOING GREEN Urbanization, if carefully managed, could spearhead Asia's emergence as a green continent. As land prices rise and regulation increases, polluting factories tend to relocate away from city centers to industrial zones. %3D When planning and expanding cities, governments must promote renewable resources and new technologies. Asian cities will lead in production and export of renewable power generation equipmÄ—nt and electic vehicles. Cities resilient to climate change should be part of urbanization. This means building houses in safe areas, investing in drainage & flood barrier infrastracture, and better forecasting & early warning technology. Taipei,China Bogota Jakarta Cairo

Green Urbanization in Asia

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By 2025, possibly 21 out of 37 of the world's megacities - cities with 10 million or more people - will be from the Asia and Pacific region. How can the region cope with this rapid urbanization while ...

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