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[spa] Las cien más grandes dudades del mundo - La definiciones oficiales del término ciudad son extremadamente diversas de un país a otro. Para hacer trente a esta diversidad, se puede aplicar de manera sistemâtica un criterio ûnico, a saber, et de la continuidad de las construcciones. Teniendo en cuenta dicho criterio, Mexico no sería la ciudad más poblada del mundo, llega a ocupar el cuarto puesto detrás de Tokyo, la conurbanización de Nueva York-Filadelfia, la ciudad más extensa del planeta, y San Pablo. . Redefinidas de este modo, las cien ciudades más pobladas del mundo reúnen diez veces la población de Francia en una superficie que representa la mitad de su territorio. En otros términos, el 11% de la población mundial se concentra en dos milésimos de las tierras que emer- gen en el globo. De estas 100 ciudades, 44 se encuentran en Asia, 30 en America, 15 en Europa, 9 en Africa y 2 en Oceanía. Desde 1950, estas "grandes ciudades" registraron un crecimiento excepcional : su población se triplicó, en el mismo período, la población mundial se duplicó. Dicho crecimiento fue más fuerte en la zona tropical. En particular, la población de Abidjan se multiplicó por 35 y la de Lagos por 30. En el otro extreme, Londres es la única de las cien más grandes ciudades del mundo que registró una disminución de su población en el transcurso de los últimos 40 años. [fre] Les définitions officielles des villes sont extrêmement diverses d'un pays à l'autre. Pour surmonter cette diversité, on peut appliquer de manière systématique un critère unique : celui de la continuité des constructions. Alors, Mexico n'est pas la ville la plus peuplée du monde. Elle n'arrive qu'au quatrième rang derrière Tokyo, la conurbation de New-York-Philadelphie, qui est la ville la plus étendue de la planète, et Sao-Paulo. . Ainsi redéfinies, les 100 villes les plus peuplées rassemblent dix fois la population de la France sur une surface représentant la moitié de son territoire. En d'autres termes, 1 1 % de la population mondiale se concentre sur 2 millièmes des terres émergées du globe. Parmi ces 100 villes, 44 se trouvent en Asie, 30 en Amérique, 15 en Europe, 9 en Afrique et 2 en Océanie. . Depuis 1950, ces très grandes villes ont connu une croissance exceptionnelle : leur population a triplé alors que la population mondiale doublait. Cette croissance fut la plus forte dans la zone tropicale. En particulier, la population d'Abidjan a été multipliée par 35 et celle de Lagos par 30. A l'autre extrême, Londres est la seule des 100 plus grandes villes du monde qui ait vu sa population baisser au cours des 40 dernières années. [eng] The Hundred Biggest Cities in the World - The official definitions of cities vary considerably from one country to another. To overcome this diversity, one can systematically apply a single criterion: that of the continuity of built-up areas. Then, Mexico is no longer the most peopled city in the world. It only comes fourth after Tokyo, the New-York/Philadelphia conurbation, which is the most spread-out city on the planet, and Sao-Paulo. . Thus redefined, the one hundred most peopled cities have ten times the population of France in an area which is half its territory. In other words, 1 1 % of the world's population, is concentrated on 2 thousandth of the exposed land on the globe. Among these 100 cities, 44 are located in Asia, 30 in America, 15 in Europe, 9 in Africa and 2 in Oceania. . Since 1950, these very large cities have grown exceptionally fast: their population tripled while the world's population doubled. This growth was highest in the tropical zone. In particular, the Abidjan population multiplied 35fold and that of Lagos, 30fold. At the other extreme, London is the only city among the one hundred biggest cities in the world for which the population has dropped over the last forty years.
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François Moriconi-Ebrard, 1991.
"Les 100 plus grandes villes du monde,"
Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 245(1), pages 7-18.
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RePEc:prs:ecstat:estat_0336-1454_1991_num_245_1_5591
DOI: 10.3406/estat.1991.5591
Note: DOI:10.3406/estat.1991.5591
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