http://global-culture.org/a-brighter-future/ Sustainable, Memorable, Livable Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://global-culture.org/a-brighter-future/comment-page-1/#comment-24757 Global Culture » the economist on cities (part 1) Mon, 14 May 2007 02:53:21 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/02/11/a-brighter-future/#comment-24757 [...] The strange allure of the slums: if walking is controlling a fall, slums are controlled chaos meant to mobilize people out of their unproductive existence in rural areas. The formula was hardly planned, but has powered the massive migrations from rural to urban and given hope to millions, even if only a few will succeed. In slums of hope I wrote about them as places where humanity takes precedence over the riches of the material world. Also, check the strong correlation between urbanization and preferred destinations for migrants in a brighter future. [...] [...] The strange allure of the slums: if walking is controlling a fall, slums are controlled chaos meant to mobilize people out of their unproductive existence in rural areas. The formula was hardly planned, but has powered the massive migrations from rural to urban and given hope to millions, even if only a few will succeed. In slums of hope I wrote about them as places where humanity takes precedence over the riches of the material world. Also, check the strong correlation between urbanization and preferred destinations for migrants in a brighter future. [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/a-brighter-future/comment-page-1/#comment-12063 Global population density at // world citizen Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:33:51 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/02/11/a-brighter-future/#comment-12063 [...] [From the global culture blog] If the post a brighter future revealed the possible destinations for the masses of migrants moving around the planet, this image from [...] [...] [From the global culture blog] If the post a brighter future revealed the possible destinations for the masses of migrants moving around the planet, this image from [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/a-brighter-future/comment-page-1/#comment-12012 Global Culture » global population density Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:34:13 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/02/11/a-brighter-future/#comment-12012 [...] If the post a brighter future revealed the possible destinations for the masses of migrants moving around the planet, this image from Natural Resources Conservation Service within the United States Department of Agriculture may tell us where they come from. A global population density map represents the number of people per square kilometer around the globe. While the map confirms what we’ve known for a while about India and China, it highlights some other countries that we don’t hear too often such as Bangladesh and Indonesia. [...] [...] If the post a brighter future revealed the possible destinations for the masses of migrants moving around the planet, this image from Natural Resources Conservation Service within the United States Department of Agriculture may tell us where they come from. A global population density map represents the number of people per square kilometer around the globe. While the map confirms what we’ve known for a while about India and China, it highlights some other countries that we don’t hear too often such as Bangladesh and Indonesia. [...]

]]> http://global-culture.org/a-brighter-future/comment-page-1/#comment-10583 seanmcdonald.ca Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:42:29 +0000 http://global-culture.org/blog/2007/02/11/a-brighter-future/#comment-10583 [...] The image below was provided by NASA and displays the most urbanized, not most populated, areas of the world. Global Culture has an interesting post up stating, rightfully so, that migration tends to follow the light…. whether from rural to urban areas or 3rd world nations to 2nd or 3rd world nations. World Changing has a great and well contributed section of its website (and book and blog) discussing urban cities and their future. [...] [...] The image below was provided by NASA and displays the most urbanized, not most populated, areas of the world. Global Culture has an interesting post up stating, rightfully so, that migration tends to follow the light…. whether from rural to urban areas or 3rd world nations to 2nd or 3rd world nations. World Changing has a great and well contributed section of its website (and book and blog) discussing urban cities and their future. [...]

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