Risks Of A Megacity

Abstract

The modern sustainable development goals desire for reconsidering metropolis development efficiently to fulfill the needs of present times. As mega cities are primary nodes of investment in any country, causing biggest wave of urban growth. Despite of its dynamic features like offering high share of employment, modern life style and massive contribution to economic growth, due to disorganized urbanization, megacities face certain mega risks like ‘scarcity’[1] due to depletion of natural resource, environmental hazards resulting in health problems, lack of town planning nevertheless safety and security risks etc., harnessing the need to focus on the solutions of risks factors involved, in order to gain sustainability goals.

Secondary and primary research tools will be used for conducting research and data gathering. Sample size is restricted to 250 respondents through using convenient sampling.

The aim of this paper is to document mega risks of megacity Karachi in contrast to unprecedented urbanization .This paper builds upon the lesson learnt from existing sustainable megacities. It dwells upon the occasions that had been driven by means of urbanization leading to modern day mega cities and their risks in the course of evolving sustainable structure. This paper observes the traits and challenges of Transitional mega metropolis growth, and highlights concepts which Karachi city can take-up to productively influence as sustainable mega city.