This year will go into history as the year in which half of the world’s population came to live in a city. Thought you had seen them all: Tokyo, Bangkok, Mexico City, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro? Current‘s Mariana van Zeller welcomes you to the world’s fastest growing megacity: Lagos in Nigeria. (see video).

Every week more than 1.3 million people flock to a city somewhere on our planet, 70 million a year (and rising according to some). For more food for thought on the megacities challenge, and the squatter cities reality, make sure to check out Stewart Brand’s brief and powerful 3min TED talk on the subject (as well as Ethan Zuckerman’s related blog entry).

Related posts:

1. future (of) cities
2. big brave Arup
3. future food

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