SMART GRIDS FOR SUSTAINABLE MEGA CITIES AND A DELHI INNOVATION

摘要

A RAPIDLY URBANIZING WORLD ? For the first time in history, the proportion of world population living in urban areas reached 50% in 2008. ? Will reach 60% in 2030 if present trend continues. ? Developed countries had attained 50% urbanization in the 1950's. Developing countries will attain that level in a decade. ? The least developed have most of their population in rural areas and will face the fastest urbanisation in the near future. ? Between 2007 and 2050 the world population growth will be 2.5 billion and the cities will absorb 3.1 billion. ? Urbanisation in developing countries not linked to economic growth will happen even otherwise.