Shanghai - megacity status

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

located in a region of megacities, with an estimated 17 million residents.
Largest construction site in the world (4,000 24+ storey buildings being built)
Has a population of 20 million (over 3x that of London!)`

Question 2

Problems for Shanghai

Migration

Answer 2

Squatter settlements
Satellite towns absorbed residents
almost 50% of the population lives n 5% of the land. Amongst the highest population density in the world.

Question 3

Problems for Shanghai

Transport

Answer 3

Low capacity road system struggles to cope with 9 million bikes and 1 million cars.
Predicted 2.5 million cars by 2020

Question 4

Problems for Shanghai

Floods

Answer 4

Averages 4m above sea level
At risk from monsoons, cyclones and rising sea levels
Weight of high rise buildings
Land has san by 10m in 2002

Question 5

How is Shanghai coping as a megacity

People and space

Answer 5

Has problems of unequal distribution, ageing, migration and quality of life.
Government made policies for family planning, employment, population distribution and housing and social security.