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A world of cities
 
  One hundred years ago, 8 out of 10 of all human lived in settlements of less than 5,000 inhabitants. Today, 1 in 3 people live in major metropolis centres of one million or more people.  
  The shift towards larger and larger urban settlements in the past forty years is arguably one of the most dramatic shifts in human history. We a world of cities.  
  A handful of cities define us. Our capitals, the capitals of former and current empires, the cities of our birth and life.  
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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