URBANISATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH
The Commonwealth is comprised of 53 countries with a total population of over 2.4bn, a third of the world’s population.
Canada has a population of 36.6 million and a population density of only 3.67 people/sqkm
Toronto
1.21%
The Commonwealth contains many dynamic cities, including some of the world’s most populated, its most important centres of commerce, its fastest growing cities as well as its most liveable.
Antigua and Barbuda has a population of 102,000 with a population growth of 1.21% yet a decreasing urbanisation rate of -0.38%
Top 20 global emerging city Top 20 global emerging city and an Alpha city + Alpha + city ++ Alpha ++ city According to the GaWC index of the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network at Loughborough University as a measurement of cities integration into the global economy. Alpha ++ cities are the most integrated. Alpha ++ Cities: London, New York Alpha + Cities: Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Beijing, Tokyo, Dubai, Shanghai Aplha Cities: Sydney, São Paulo, Milan, Chicago, Mexico City, Mumbai, Moscow, Frankfurt, Madrid, Warsaw, Johannesburg, Toronto, Seoul, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Amsterdam, Brussels, Los Angeles
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Planning for Rapid Urbanisation