MEASURING PROGRESS

Conflict in Measuring Progress

Conflict in Measuring Progress

Introduction

Megacities recognized as metropolitan areas whose populations exceed 10 million people. Their sheer size and density make them major engines of economic growth and opportunity, but at the same time, their complexity, burden on natural ecosystems, and dramatic socioeconomic disparities make them increasingly vulnerable to natural and anthropogenic hazards. As of 2004, it estimated by the United Nations that there were 20 megacities in the world, most concentrated in Asia and the global South. Although megacities are meaningful generators of economic activity, most are not considered globally significant “global cities” capable of influencing markets and political events on that scale. In this paper, we are going to take three megacities that have erupted as a result of the mismatch in one of the Asian Megacities. The three cities are Mumbai, Jakarta and Shanghai. How we are going to measures their progress.

Discussion

Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is the capital of the state of Maharashtra. It has more than 15 million inhabitants making it the largest city in India. The city founded by Koli fishermen of seven islands and ruled by Hindus before occupied by the Muslims in the 14th century. In 1534, they cede the region to Portuguese Bombaim baptize the city. In 1661 English Charles II marries Portuguese Catherine of Braganza's dowry which includes the islands. The British took possession of six islands in 1665 and renamed Bombaim in Bombay. The city leased to the British East India Company to do it in a free trade zone.

The town was then a very rapid and soon became the main trading port on the west coast. In the 19th and 20th century Bombay became the heart of the struggle for independence. She hosted the first meeting of Congress in 1885 and Gandhi launched his serious to civil disobedience. In 1996 Bombay officially renamed Mumbai. Mumbai is now the economic powerhouse of India and financial. It still hosts many immigrants but the development of the city leaves many people on the side.

The wealth of the financial district is near the abject poverty of the slums. It is said that breathe the air of Mumbai for a day is equivalent to smoking twenty cigarettes. Mumbai is one of the major centers of film and Bollywood studios are world famous. Mumbai has all the modern facilities. The city served by many international connections via the Sahar airport and national links via the airport of Santa Cruz. The city has several stations that will make connections throughout the region.

The era of globalization is going to confront, among many other things, the challenge of the growing population, deterioration of environmental quality, and scarcities of certain resources that are indispensable necessities for the sustenance of life on Earth. Of all the planet's renewable resources, the availability of freshwater is likely to pose the greatest challenge because of an increased demand with population rise and economic activities and shrinking supplies due to overexploitation and pollution. The availability of this key natural resource in ...