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"By 2030, the urban population will reach 5 billion – 60 per cent of the world's population." (lines 2-3).

"Most of the population increase expected during 2005-2030 will be absorbed by the urban areas of the less developed regions whose population will likely rise from 1.9 billion in 2000 to nearly 4 billion in 2030." (lines 13-16).

"During 2005-2030, the world's urban population will grow at an average annual rate of 1.8 per cent, nearly double the rate expected for the total population of the world (1 per cent per year)." (lines 20-23).

"In contrast, the rural population of the less developed regions is expected to grow very slowly, at just 0.1 per cent per year during 2000-2030." (lines 28-30).

"The rapid increase of the world's urban population coupled with the slowing growth of the rural population has led to a major redistribution of the population." (lines 31-33).

defines what the agency model is and discusses how companies control the contribution of each employee.

discusses top priorities in defining what knowledge workers should do to add meaning to their persona lives.

asserts that defining which criteria to adopt in assessing a knowledge worker's output on the job is not a straightforward task.

argues that employees need not openly discuss their observations and results in order to be evaluated on their contributions to the company.

emphasizes that it is important to have company staff members communicate what they do so that managers can check if they have free time.

a specific set of employees had escalating demands at work.

the performance of the stressed teams of employees had decreased.

workers with intense workloads were getting stressed and letting down in efficiency.

some workers in the company were constantly away from their offices on business trips.

teams that were working on the same project were stretched out in different parts of the world.

decided to enhance communicative effectiveness of part of its workforce and external clients using some Web 2.0 tools.

invested over $100 million in flight tickets and hotel stays so as to discuss the use of collaboration tools with its business partners.

managed to save on overall company expenditure over a period of eighteen months as it eliminated negotiations with far-away nations.

increased customer satisfaction as a result of its implementation of a renewable energy project that was part of a greener company governance program.

cut down on carbon emissions merely by implementing virtual collaborative tools since the workers now had the chance to skip work and enjoy a better lifestyle.

"There are some companies that already are tackling aspects of this collaboration–technology nexus."

"A well-known multinational company selling networking and communications technology, for example, was eager to improve interactions between its technology specialist sales teams and enterprise customers."

"Frequent travel and stepped-up job requirements had resulted in overstretched teams whose effectiveness had become diminished."

"Policy and governance changes ensured that technology use became part of daily workflows and not an added task."

"Internal surveys showed that 78 percent of the targeted employees reported increased productivity and improved lifestyles without diminishing customer or partner satisfaction."