Feral cities - The New Strategic Environment

Naval War College Review, Autumn, 2003 by Richard J. Norton

(18.) It is predicted that 60 percent of the world's population will live in an urban environment by the year 2030, as opposed to 47 percent in 2000. Furthermore, the majority of this growth will occur in less developed countries, especially in coastal South Asia. More than fifty-eight cities will boast populations of more than five million people. Brunn, williams, and Zeigler, pp. 9-11.

Dr. Norton holds an undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Before retiring as a commander in the U.S. Navy he served extensively a t sea in cruisers and destroyers and in a variety of political-military billets ashore. He is now a professor of national security affairs in the National Security Decision Making Department of the Naval War College.