#megacities — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.evshift.com/432064/why-india-is-turning-old-vehicles-into-electric-ones/ Why India Is Turning Old Vehicles Into Electric Ones #AirPollution #AutoIndustry #CARS #CleanAir #CleanEnergy #ClimateChange #delhi #DelhiPollution #DeutscheWelle #DW #ELECTRIC #ElectricCars #ElectricTrucks #ElectricVehicles #EV #EvConversion #EvIndia #EvTransition #GreenTransport #india #LowEmissionVehicles #megacities #Mobility #PublicHealth #Retrofitting #REV #SustainableTransport #tech #transport #TransportEmissions #Turning #UrbanMobility #UrbanTransport #Vehicles

As #megacities explode across South Asia promising concrete idylls, Mayank Mishra (GITAM (Deemed) University, India) discusses the #Gelephu project in #Bhutan & its counter-narrative focused on #mindfulness and #wellbeing

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/01/26/can-gelephu-reimagine-south-asias-megacity-dream/

As #megacities explode across South Asia promising concrete idylls, Mayank Mishra (GITAM (Deemed) University, India) discusses the #Gelephu project in #Bhutan & its counter-narrative focused on #mindfulness and #wellbeing

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/2026/01/26/can-gelephu-reimagine-south-asias-megacity-dream/

https://www.alojapan.com/1420172/tokyo-loses-title-of-worlds-most-populous-city-according-to-un/ Tokyo Loses Title Of World’s Most Populous City, According To UN #CityWithTheBiggestPopulation #Dhaka #Jakarta #megacities #Megacity #MostPopulousCity #NewYork #news #TheUN #Tokyo #TokyoNews #urbanization #東京 #東京都 A new United Nations report has awarded the title of the world’s most populous city to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Overtaking the Japanese capital, Tokyo, for the first time, Jakarta jumped from 33rd place in the last ranking

https://www.alojapan.com/1418448/jakarta-overtakes-tokyo-as-worlds-largest-city-according-to-un/ Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s largest city, according to UN #BiggestCity #Dhaka #GreaterJakarta #Jakarta #LargestPopulation #megacities #news #Population #Tokyo #TokyoNews #undesa #UnitedNations #東京 #東京都 Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is the world’s largest urban centre with a population of almost 42 million, according to new research by the United Nations. Tokyo was the largest city in the world in the year 2000, but slower populat

Have you even seen the tiktok videos? Those random video shows huge crowd. Sure, tourists go to famous spot.
Even if so, China had like so many #megacities and megalopolis.

I know this: Seoul might not count as megacity(9M-ish) but you can feel how crowd that is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_China_by_population

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quoted from wikipedia:
- As of 2024, there are 18 megacities (cities with a population of over 10 million)
- As of 2021, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.

Sinking Indian #megacities pose 'alarming' building damage risks

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-indian-megacities-pose-alarming.html
Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India's largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to Virginia Tech scientists.

#megacities #cities #water #waterscarcity #drought

Original open access article

Ravinandrasana & Franzke, 23 Sept. 2025, Nat Commun 16, 8281

The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63784-6

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#megacities #cities #water #waterscarcity #drought

Original open access article

Ravinandrasana & Franzke, 23 Sept. 2025, Nat Commun 16, 8281

The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63784-6

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #megacities #cities #water #waterscarcity

"2025 #Tehran, #Iran, 20 million people in area, is only one month away from #zerowater (taps running dry), reservoirs 5% capacity, sixth year of worst #drought in 60 years, may force move of capital"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABotGcsz90

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #megacities #cities #water #waterscarcity

"2025 #Tehran, #Iran, 20 million people in area, is only one month away from #zerowater (taps running dry), reservoirs 5% capacity, sixth year of worst #drought in 60 years, may force move of capital"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YABotGcsz90

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

Building Damage Risk In Sinking Indian Megacities
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01663-0 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-G-2025-613-2025 <-- shared paper
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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/urbanisation/writing-on-the-wall-groundwater-exploitation-is-triggering-subsidence-in-indo-gangetic-plain-90523 <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #India #subsidence #risk #hazard #groundwater #depletion #exploitation #pumping #sinking #overpumping #aquifer #watermanagement #structural #damage #infrastructure #cost #residential #publicsafety #economics #engineering #construction #buildingcodes #remotesensing #model #modeling #satellite #earthobservation #elevation #megacities #city #cities #urban #differential #settlement #planning #policy #mitigation #maintainence #inSAR #verticallandmovement #VLM #engineeringgeology #geostatistics #flood #flooding #sediment

Building Damage Risk In Sinking Indian Megacities
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01663-0 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-G-2025-613-2025 <-- shared paper
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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/urbanisation/writing-on-the-wall-groundwater-exploitation-is-triggering-subsidence-in-indo-gangetic-plain-90523 <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #India #subsidence #risk #hazard #groundwater #depletion #exploitation #pumping #sinking #overpumping #aquifer #watermanagement #structural #damage #infrastructure #cost #residential #publicsafety #economics #engineering #construction #buildingcodes #remotesensing #model #modeling #satellite #earthobservation #elevation #megacities #city #cities #urban #differential #settlement #planning #policy #mitigation #maintainence #inSAR #verticallandmovement #VLM #engineeringgeology #geostatistics #flood #flooding #sediment

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination: "Beyond smart, we are building living cities: integrated ecosystems designed for a resilient, equitable, and profoundly human future." - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

Cities are not just growing, they are evolving into integrated systems for food, energy, transportation, and living that function very differently from urban environments. This represents a massive infrastructure opportunity, particularly as 67 megacities (cities with over 10 million inhabitants) will exist, with a combined population of approximately 670 million. It's called the "integrated city", and it's a pretty significant transformation of what we think of as urban areas.

Let's dig in - to start, here's the full PDF report.

https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend25-UrbanReimination.pdf

What's it all about?

Cities worldwide are undergoing their most profound transformation since the Industrial Revolution. This is not merely about making cities “smarter” with technology, but about a fundamental rethinking of the entire concept and layout of a city.

And it's a HUGE megatrend infrastructure opportunity, creating a market projected to reach $3.76 trillion by 2030.

Part of the reason for the trend is that simply, we simply need to rethink how cities function in light of scarce resources. Cities consume 75% of extracted natural resources and generate up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions, making a transition from linear ‘take-make-waste’ models to circular resource flows an imperative for survival.

It's not just that - it's the rise of the megacities that is driving this trend. The global urban population is projected to grow from 4.8 billion today to 5.6 billion by 2035.

Overall, the fact is this: the $3.76 trillion opportunity represents not just economic value, but the chance to create more livable, equitable, and sustainable urban environments.

**#Cities** **#Urban** **#Infrastructure** **#Smart** **#Integration** **#Sustainability** **#Innovation** **#Technology** **#Megacities** **#Future**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decoding-tomorrow-30-megatrends-25-urban-reimagination-beyond-smart-we-are-building-living-cities-integrated-ecosystems-designed-for-a-resilient-equitable-and-profoundly-human-future/

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination: "Beyond smart, we are building living cities: integrated ecosystems designed for a resilient, equitable, and profoundly human future." - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

Cities are not just growing, they are evolving into integrated systems for food, energy, transportation, and living that function very differently from urban environments. This represents a massive infrastructure opportunity, particularly as 67 megacities (cities with over 10 million inhabitants) will exist, with a combined population of approximately 670 million. It's called the "integrated city", and it's a pretty significant transformation of what we think of as urban areas.

Let's dig in - to start, here's the full PDF report.

https://pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend25-UrbanReimination.pdf

What's it all about?

Cities worldwide are undergoing their most profound transformation since the Industrial Revolution. This is not merely about making cities “smarter” with technology, but about a fundamental rethinking of the entire concept and layout of a city.

And it's a HUGE megatrend infrastructure opportunity, creating a market projected to reach $3.76 trillion by 2030.

Part of the reason for the trend is that simply, we simply need to rethink how cities function in light of scarce resources. Cities consume 75% of extracted natural resources and generate up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions, making a transition from linear ‘take-make-waste’ models to circular resource flows an imperative for survival.

It's not just that - it's the rise of the megacities that is driving this trend. The global urban population is projected to grow from 4.8 billion today to 5.6 billion by 2035.

Overall, the fact is this: the $3.76 trillion opportunity represents not just economic value, but the chance to create more livable, equitable, and sustainable urban environments.

**#Cities** **#Urban** **#Infrastructure** **#Smart** **#Integration** **#Sustainability** **#Innovation** **#Technology** **#Megacities** **#Future**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decoding-tomorrow-30-megatrends-25-urban-reimagination-beyond-smart-we-are-building-living-cities-integrated-ecosystems-designed-for-a-resilient-equitable-and-profoundly-human-future/

The OpenspaceGlobal product is a 1.19 m resolution UOS (urban open space) map of 169 megacities to improve understanding of artificial spatial surfaces #megacities

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04924-x

The OpenspaceGlobal product is a 1.19 m resolution UOS (urban open space) map of 169 megacities to improve understanding of artificial spatial surfaces #megacities

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04924-x

#Megacities such as #Mumbai and #Cairo are so #polluted that they’re warming slower

This surprising effect of #pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91242186/megacities-like-dubai-and-cairo-are-so-polluted-that-theyre-warming-slower

#Megacities such as #Mumbai and #Cairo are so #polluted that they’re warming slower

This surprising effect of #pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91242186/megacities-like-dubai-and-cairo-are-so-polluted-that-theyre-warming-slower

3/20 Vonda McIntyre: (Die) Traumschlange. (Published by different publishers under differing titles.)
#sciencefiction #FutureStartingNow #AfterNuclearCatastrophy #megacities #RichFortress #TechologicalFortress #Wilderness #Intuition #RealLifeExperience #Healing #Drugs #sexualexploitation #Herbs #emancipation #prejudice

Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No (or only very short) explanations, no reviews, just the title and the book covers. Don't forget the alt text.
#20books #20books20days #20Bücher #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books #BookChallengeMupan #MediaMupan #20booksMupan
@lesekreis @[email protected] @[email protected] @buchstodon @boeken

3/20 Vonda McIntyre: (Die) Traumschlange. (Published by different publishers under differing titles.)
#sciencefiction #FutureStartingNow #AfterNuclearCatastrophy #megacities #RichFortress #TechologicalFortress #Wilderness #Intuition #RealLifeExperience #Healing #Drugs #sexualexploitation #Herbs #emancipation #prejudice

Book Challenge: 20 books that have had an impact on who you are. One book a day for 20 days. No (or only very short) explanations, no reviews, just the title and the book covers. Don't forget the alt text.
#20books #20books20days #20Bücher #BooksThatInfluencedYou #Books #BookChallengeMupan #MediaMupan #20booksMupan
@lesekreis @[email protected] @[email protected] @buchstodon @boeken

Tokyo, Japan, is the city that emits the most carbon dioxide in the world. According to a new study, Tokyo’s emissions in 2014 were 70.13 million tons of CO2 equivalent, mostly from grid-supplied energy produced outside the city boundary. This shows the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in megacities that depend on external sources of energy.

#Tokyo #CO2Emissions #Megacities

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/09/01/this-city-emits-the-most-carbon-dioxide-on-earth/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

Tokyo, Japan, is the city that emits the most carbon dioxide in the world. According to a new study, Tokyo’s emissions in 2014 were 70.13 million tons of CO2 equivalent, mostly from grid-supplied energy produced outside the city boundary. This shows the challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in megacities that depend on external sources of energy.

#Tokyo #CO2Emissions #Megacities

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/09/01/this-city-emits-the-most-carbon-dioxide-on-earth/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

Asian #megacities be like GROW.

Live view from #bangkok. Feels like a bit too much car culture for my liking, but let's see.

Due to the usual visa delays, we had to briefly leave Hanoi again, so here we are, haunting Asian monitors.

Asian #megacities be like GROW.

Live view from #bangkok. Feels like a bit too much car culture for my liking, but let's see.

Due to the usual visa delays, we had to briefly leave Hanoi again, so here we are, haunting Asian monitors.

The Best And Worst Case Scenarios For Sea Level Rise
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #hydrology #water #hydrospatial #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #global #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #india #london #china #mumbai #bangladesh #NYC #newyork #newyorkcity #cities #megacities #impacts #coast #coastal #flood #flooding #stormsurge #infrastructure #climatechange #extremeweather #erosion #deposition #sedimentation #salinity #groundwater #groundwaterintrusion #groundwatersalinity #subsidence #precipitation #rainfall #storms #geology #engineeringgeology #naturalhazard #cyclone #hurricanes #economic #economy #mitigation #costs #publicsafety #publichealth #coastalresilience #coastalcommunities #coastalengineering #coastline #coastalprotection #future #change

The Best And Worst Case Scenarios For Sea Level Rise
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/26/its-absolutely-guaranteed-the-best-and-worst-case-scenarios-for-sea-level-rise <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #hydrology #water #hydrospatial #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #global #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #india #london #china #mumbai #bangladesh #NYC #newyork #newyorkcity #cities #megacities #impacts #coast #coastal #flood #flooding #stormsurge #infrastructure #climatechange #extremeweather #erosion #deposition #sedimentation #salinity #groundwater #groundwaterintrusion #groundwatersalinity #subsidence #precipitation #rainfall #storms #geology #engineeringgeology #naturalhazard #cyclone #hurricanes #economic #economy #mitigation #costs #publicsafety #publichealth #coastalresilience #coastalcommunities #coastalengineering #coastline #coastalprotection #future #change

#Harappa, #Rakhigarhi, #Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these #Indus #Megacities, says study : Misc

Surprise! Colliding #Neutron #Stars create perfectly spherical 'kilonova' #Explosions : Space.com

#Woolly #Mammoths evolved tiny ears over 700,000 years in Siberia: Pop Sci

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Harappa, #Rakhigarhi, #Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these #Indus #Megacities, says study : Misc

Surprise! Colliding #Neutron #Stars create perfectly spherical 'kilonova' #Explosions : Space.com

#Woolly #Mammoths evolved tiny ears over 700,000 years in Siberia: Pop Sci

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

"The team identified several #Asian #megacities that may face especially significant risks by 2100 if society emits high levels of greenhouse gases - Chennai, Kolkata, Yangon, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Manila."

#SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #flooding
https://daijiworld.com/index.php/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1057032

"The team identified several #Asian #megacities that may face especially significant risks by 2100 if society emits high levels of greenhouse gases - Chennai, Kolkata, Yangon, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Manila."

#SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #flooding
https://daijiworld.com/index.php/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1057032

A few #maps depicting changes we (or our children) might see as the century unfolds.

“In 2010, our planet’s largest cities were distributed among the Americas and Asia. But by 2100, thanks to #population growth coupled with extensive #urbanization, Africa and Asia will each occupy five of the top 10 spots on the #megacities list. New York City will have fallen to #22 and Mexico City to #34; only 14 of the 101 largest cities will be in Europe or the Americas.”

#Climate

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2020/08/maps-of-the-new-world/

A few #maps depicting changes we (or our children) might see as the century unfolds.

“In 2010, our planet’s largest cities were distributed among the Americas and Asia. But by 2100, thanks to #population growth coupled with extensive #urbanization, Africa and Asia will each occupy five of the top 10 spots on the #megacities list. New York City will have fallen to #22 and Mexico City to #34; only 14 of the 101 largest cities will be in Europe or the Americas.”

#Climate

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2020/08/maps-of-the-new-world/

Saudi-Arabien: Wie das Mega-Stadtprojekt "The Line" vorankommt

Das Bauprojekt "The Line" soll 170 Kilometer lang werden: Satellitenaufnahmen zeigen den Fortschritt der gigantischen Stadt in der Wüste Saudi-Arabiens.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Saudi-Arabien-Wie-das-Mega-Stadtprojekt-The-Line-vorankommt-7372543.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#Architektur #Bauprojekt #Megacities #Satellit #SaudiArabien #Stadt #TheLine #Umwelt #Urbanisierung #Urbanität #News

Saudi-Arabien: Wie das Mega-Stadtprojekt "The Line" vorankommt

Das Bauprojekt "The Line" soll 170 Kilometer lang werden: Satellitenaufnahmen zeigen den Fortschritt der gigantischen Stadt in der Wüste Saudi-Arabiens.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Saudi-Arabien-Wie-das-Mega-Stadtprojekt-The-Line-vorankommt-7372543.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.-.-

#Architektur #Bauprojekt #Megacities #Satellit #SaudiArabien #Stadt #TheLine #Umwelt #Urbanisierung #Urbanität #News

3D #Map: The #World's Largest #Population #Density #Centers

It can be difficult to comprehend the true sizes of #megacities, or the global spread of 8 billion #people, but this series of population density #maps makes the picture abundantly clear.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/3d-mapping-the-worlds-largest-population-densities/

Megacities - Reality Or Fiction?
( Architecture In Sci-Fi )

https://youtu.be/G5GL836kpls

#Architecture #Megacities #SciFi

@localish @koherecoWatchdog @mangeurdenuage
There's another client that allows your to browse without JavaScript, called #BloatFE (front end) using it requires some funky installation though. Not sure whether its point and click yet.

Try not to proxy your connection through a third-party website, if you can help it.

> planning

Its not just retail that needs better integration into #sprawling, westernStyle #megaCities, but #FarmingColleges and #TownSquares.

TownSquares terrify #corporatists.

> "Density Good."

Actually no, #denseLiving is very bad for basically everyone. But especially people who are not 25-30 years old.

#cities #megaCities #totalCarbonFootprint #verticalSprawl #developmentalDisorders #urbanSprawl #outsourcedCarbonFootprint #farmToPlate #outsourcedLabour #slaveLabour #repression #speculation #overdevelopment #overpopulation #complexity #humanFilingCabinets #metaVerse