Mega Cities- Mega Problems

The Al Jazeera English Programme 101 East produced a video examining environmental problems of megacities in developing countries and whether these cities can have a bright future. The episode focuses on the third most polluted city in the world- Indoensia’s Jarkarta.
Every day, thousands of scavengers pick through Jarkarta\'s Bantar Gebang rubbish dump

“Joining host Teymoor Nabili to discuss the issue is urban planning expert, Professor Ricky Burdett from the London School of Economics, Nandita Mongia, the Asia-Pacific advisor on energy and the environment for the United Nations Development Programme, and architect Alejandro Gutierrez, whose company is creating a purpose-built eco-city in China.”

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