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Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth, Survey Results

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Nearly 50% of the projected urban growth to 2050 will be in the Commonwealth; that’s an additional 1 billion urban dwellers in the next 30 years.

6.5

TONNES The United Kingdom produces 6.5 tonnes CO2/capita/annum

2.3%

URBAN GROWTH RATE India has a population of 1.35 billion which is growing at a rate of 1.0% with an urban growth rate of 2.3%. Its urban population is projected to increase by 393,514,000 by 2050.

37% URBAN Pakistan’s urban population is forecast to double within the next 30 years, adding a further 60m urban dwellers.

100% URBAN Singapore is 100% urbanised with a population density of 7,953 people/sqkm. The citystate also has the highest GNI per capita at $94,500 Singapore

Maldives

Nauru

Kiribati

Papua New Guinea Seychelles

Mauritius

Tuvalu

94% of the population of the Commonwealth live in Africa and Asia

Solomon Islands Vanuatu Fiji

0.1

TONNES

Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda each produce 0.1 tonnes CO2/capita/annum

15.4

TONNES

Rate of urbanisation ≥ 5.00+%

4.00 - 4.99%

3.00 - 3.99%

2.00 - 2.99%

1.00 - 1.99%

0.00 - 0.99%

Survey of the Built Environment Professions in the Commonwealth

Australia is 86% urbanised with a population density of 3 people/sqkm

< 0.00%

Australia produces 15.4 tonnes CO2/ capita/annum

86% URBAN

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