CITY GROWTH
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General) North American (US Mid-Atlantic) North American (US Midwest- Chicago, Great Lakes)Transcript
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cities are increasingly becoming recognized as the focus of economic and social development. The world has reached a tipping point where half the world's population is already living in cities. Nearly two billion new urban residents are expected in the next 20 years. Gone are the days when urbanization was widely perceived as a problem that must be prevented. There is now an emerging consensus of its benefit, and overall cities provides 70% of global growth. Domestic product cities can be engines of economic growth and expand national and individual prosperity.