Next Year, over Half the World will be Living in Cities

Urban Percentage map here, in- .pdf (You will need Adobe Reader to view) and zoom in.
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2007/06/27/URBAN_WORLD_2806.pdf

No Adobe? Go below anyway.
It dos'nt sound good at all.
Loads of slums and disease on the way?

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2113207,00.html

This has nothing to do with the population stuff, but your quote is quite interesting: "You will never find a real Human being - even in a mirror."
Really gets one to think, and strangely is true.

Thank you Tim re my quote. Its all my own thought, I wanted something unique.....and you are welcome to use it.

And yes prehaps this should have been posted in 'Climate Change'
Amaranth will redirect it, if need be.

I was surprised that they used a pic of a slum in Nairobi. The locals call the place "Nai-robbery", crime is THAT common there. And in Northern India, just wait until the Himalayan snow pack starts to dry up. Not fun.