Social scientists say this century will be marked by the rise of the global mega city. Melbourne has been chosen as the heart of a global effort to combat the problems of city life.

Presenter - Girish Sawlani  Speaker - Graeme Hugo, Professor of Geography at the University of Adelaide; Stephanie McCarthy, RMIT Global Cities Program Manager.

Excerpt from Radio Australia's Asia Pacific program about UN Global Compact Cities Programme.  (6min 25sec, Mp3, 7.4Mb) - 26/02/2008