took place in the south and east, where urban growth from 1970 to 2010 averaged 3,1 % a year, and about 4 % a year in Libya, Syr- ia and Turkey. Urbanisation around the Mediterranean increased from 54 to 66 % over the same period. The south and east Medi-
terranean is urbanising more rapidly than the rest of the world. Projections indicate a drastic shift in the south and east Medi- terranean. What were essentially rural countries, with an average urbanisation of 41 % in 1970, will become urban countries with
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