This map shows the incredible growth of megacities

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A man talks on the mobile phone outside the Shenzhen Stocks Exchange opposite to the 384-metre (1,260 ft) tall skyscraper at Shun Hing Square in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province November 25, 2008. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA) - RTXAYBK

Shenzhen (pictured) was once a small fishing village before it transformed into China's best for business megacity Image: REUTERS/Bobby Yip

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Big cities are more productive - the greater the population, the greater GDP per person

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The consequences of unplanned urban sprawl.

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