POPULATION/DEVELOPMENT/ENVIRON MENT TRENDS IN A GLOBALIZED CONTEXT : CHALLENGES FOR THE 21 st CENTURY

POPULATION/DEVELOPMENT/ENVIRON

MENT TRENDS IN A GLOBALIZED 

CONTEXT

CHALLENGES FOR THE 21 st CENTURY 

Paper prepared by George Martine 

for the International Conference on 

Trends and Problems of the World Population 

in the 21st Century. 

50 Years since Rome 1954

Rome, 26-28 May 2005

Abstract : 

  The analysis of current population dynamics within the context of globalized development highlights the mounting importance of spatial redistribution in environmental outcomes. More specifically, the inevitable and unprecedented growth of towns and cities sets the stage for the major PDE interactions of the 21st century. Huge increases in urban population are foreseen, especially in Asia and Africa, and these will have enormous environmental implications. The importance of cities in the environmental sphere is multiplied by their critical role in the current development framework. Despite current disadvantages, urban concentration could turn out to be a more sustainable form of land use and, overall, a critical ally of sustainability. For this to happen, however, a proactive and interventionist approach needs to be urgently adopted with regards to inevitable urban growth in order to reduce its negative impacts and to maximize its potential economic, social, demographic and ecological advantages. Where cities are located, how and where they grow, how they deal with various environmental challenges as well as with the needs of the poor, are all decisive issues for the PDE equation.

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