Current rate of urbanisation could bring 'unprecedented challenges'
The Tribune - Bahamas
Over half of the world's 6.3 billion inhabitants reside in cities. According to the United Nation Population Division, in 20 years, six out of every 10 people are projected to be city dwellers. Almost 85 per cent of the Bahamas' population lives in urban areas, which is well above the Caribbean's 67 per cent average. By the year 2050, the urban population in the Bahamas is expected to comprise 91 per cent....(8 April 2010)