Shanghai - megacity status Flashcards
Background
located in a region of megacities, with an estimated 17 million residents.
Largest construction site in the world (4,000 24+ storey buildings being built)
Has a population of 20 million (over 3x that of London!)`
Problems for Shanghai
Migration
Squatter settlements
Satellite towns absorbed residents
almost 50% of the population lives n 5% of the land. Amongst the highest population density in the world.
Problems for Shanghai
Transport
Low capacity road system struggles to cope with 9 million bikes and 1 million cars.
Predicted 2.5 million cars by 2020
Problems for Shanghai
Floods
Averages 4m above sea level
At risk from monsoons, cyclones and rising sea levels
Weight of high rise buildings
Land has san by 10m in 2002
How is Shanghai coping as a megacity
People and space
Has problems of unequal distribution, ageing, migration and quality of life.
Government made policies for family planning, employment, population distribution and housing and social security.