Pacific Rim 161: Megacities in Asia
Chinese Megacities
China's Megacities
Beijing XXL, a mega-city project for China's capital (5:05)
This report looks at...overcrowding in China's cities - and the mega-metropolis solution being proposed in Beijing.
Shanghai Pudong: transformation from village to metropolis (3:33)
Shanghai often strikes people as a hyper-modern metropolis, its glamour crystallized in the skyline of Lujiazui, a financial district in Pudong with a forest of high-rise buildings that serve as the background of the tens of thousands of tourist selfies taken every day along the Bund.
More Chinese Megacity Resources
China's Ballooning Megacities (42:00)
- What’s bigger than a megacity? China’s planned city clusters
Five regions with as many as 100 million people each aim to deliver the benefits of urbanization without the headaches. - Megacities and more: A guide to China's most impressive urban centers
Includes slideshow - Making it in the megacity
"China’s Greater Bay Area is increasingly the career destination of choice for ambitious young researchers."
Great interactive resource.
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