A number of economic forces appear to underlie the link between urbanization and poverty reduction. On the one hand, urban economic growth often provides new opportunities for those migrating out of ...

On the flip side of the coin, these visionary projects along with the trend of rapid urbanization also bring in a range of side effects - the spread of informal settlements and in turn ...

The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities. Half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050 two-thirds of the world's people are expected to ...

Urbanization provides South Asian countries with the potential to transform their economies to join the ranks of richer nations in both prosperity and livability. A new World Bank report finds the ...

Environmental specialists have identified rapid urbanization and an increased population growth as key factors behind ...

Across the globe, terrestrial wildlife is undergoing stunning transformations, adapting to pollution, urbanization, and ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations while fungal communities remain more resistant to change. A recent ...

This paper investigates the effect of agglomeration on the productivity of manufacturing establishments ... In addition, we create two different indices to measure two different types of agglomeration ...

Streetlights are brightening our nights, but they’re dimming the prospects for insects. The increasing levels of artificial ...

Cities having higher ambient temperatures than rural surroundings (known as the urban heat island effect) could offset some ...