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The Why Factor: The City

The City

05/07/2013

BBC World Service - The Why Factor, The City

Why do humans live in cities? And, what are the pros and cons of the modern metropolis?

Why do humans live in cities? And, what are the pros and cons of living in a modern metropolis?

These days we humans have become an urban-dwelling species. So how has the city changed us? What are the pros and cons of life in a modern metropolis?  From the experience of a single individual we'll zoom out, to view neighbourhoods and communities and to the city as a whole - a place that we have shaped and which, in turn, shapes us.

(Image: Commuters drive past the city of Bangalore. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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