Jun 242011
A good read on technology and population and cities. 50% of humanity lives in urbanized areas – whether in the city proper or part of vast metropolitan expanses of seething humanity fading into the horizon (an 15-story or higher view from anywhere in Tokyo can provide this). Our technology has allowed for what our population has demanded – and the result has been the exponential growth of both.
And come on, really, who doesn’t love the city…
Tokyo at Night
Earth's Top 20 Metro Areas - Click for Source
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