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Megacity is a very large city, typically one with a population of over ten million people. YES, THAT MANY!

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Manila officially the City of Manila is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city.  Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling the planet had been established. It is among the most populous and fastest growing cities in Southeast Asia. This represents over 24 million people crammed into a highly urbanized area of 1,580 km² which is only about 0.5% of the country's total land area. Manila is ranked the fourth largest urban area of the world. (Demographia World Urban Areas, 2016) Ranked just above Seoul, South Korea and below New Delhi, India.

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Urbanization refers to the concentration of human populations into discrete areas. This concentration leads to the transformation of land for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation purposes.

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Some of the major health problems resulting from urbanization include poor nutrition, pollution-related health conditions and communicable diseases, poor sanitation and housing conditions, and related health conditions.
The presence of informal settlers living along the rivers and their tributaries also contributed to the constriction of the drainage areas of Metro Manila, resulting to flooding during heavy rains. These informal settlers also add to the deterioration of the water quality of these water bodies.

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As a highly urbanized area, Metro Manila experiences a lot of environmental problems associated with urbanization such as flooding, solid waste management problems, air and water pollution and climate change

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Manila the Pull of the City:  Rural to Urban Migration and Economic Development in The Philippines

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/urban-threats
[You can read more about urbanization from here]
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Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation.

Involve local community in local government.

Reduce air pollution by upgrading energy use and alternative transport systems.

Create private-public partnerships to provide services such as waste disposal and housing.

Plant trees and incorporate the care of city green spaces as a key element in urban planning.