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Population
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The World’s Next Megacities
By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020,…
2023-01-20
The Fastest Growing Cities In The World
While the past decades have seen rapid urbanization in India and China, cities in Africa are growing fastest…
2021-02-26
This Century Will See Massive Shifts In The Global Population, Economy, And Power Structure
A lot of the predictions we hear about the future involve a hot, crowded planet, one where we…
2020-09-09
The Most Populous Nations On Earth
How many people are living in the world today? Where do most of them live? There are currently…
2020-07-29
The World’s Top Cities Face Stiff Competition, Here’s Why
As concerns about geopolitics, demographics and climate change rise and technological advances redefine established city hierarchies, the attention…
2020-02-06
The World’s Population Is Ageing: The Number Of Elderly People Now Exceeds The Number Of Children
The world is experiencing a shift in the population composition — the number of elderly people now exceeds…
2020-01-28
If Countries Were As Large As Their Populations, Here’s How The World Would Look Like
Maps are great instruments for navigation. However, they have little to say when it comes to describing how…
2020-01-16
In 2100, These 10 Countries Will Emerge As The Largest
Some of the ten most populous countries in the world right now will no longer be on the…
2020-01-12
The Challenges Of Degrowth In Cities
This article is drawn from the most recent edition of the Veolia Institute’s “Facts Reports” focusing on resilient…
2019-02-18
These Are The 8 Major Forces Shaping The Future Of The Global Economy
The world is changing faster than ever before. With billions of people hyper-connected to each other in an…
2018-11-22
Why Cities Rule The World
Cities are the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization — and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival will take place.…
2018-09-19
10 Mind-Blowing Images Of Growth Explosion In Cities
There is an issue with modern living. It’s not climate change, habitat destruction, air pollution, deforestation, or a…
2018-09-07
7.5 Billion & Counting: How Many Humans Can The Earth Support?
Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. To…
2018-08-06
The Great Challenge Of The 21st Century Is Learning To Consume Less. This Is How We Can Do It.
Ecological collapse is hard to miss in the headlines. From deforestation to soil depletion, species extinction to climate…
2018-05-18
Population Pyramids : Powerful Predictors Of The Future
Why is Rwanda’s population skyrocketing, while Japan’s population is declining? Population statistics are like crystal balls – when…
2018-04-30
Europe’s Most Densely Populated Square Kilometres – Mapped
Prof Alasdair Rae at the University of Sheffield has crunched data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to locate…
2018-04-05
Empty Half The Earth Of Its Humans. It’s The Only Way To Save The Planet
There are now twice as many people as 50 years ago. But, as EO Wilson has argued, they…
2018-03-22
Managing Shrinking Cities In An Expanding World
Urbanisation has been a well-established trend in the 20th and 21st centuries. However, depopulation and deurbanisation in some…
2018-02-23
When Nationalism No Longer Works, Maybe It Is Time For Civicism
“I love New York” is perhaps the most successful slogan in modern history. Cities around the world are…
2018-02-01
When A Country’s Towns & Villages Face Extinction
It is predicted that 896 towns and villages across Japan will no longer be viable by 2040 (see…
2018-01-16
Ethiopia’s Radical Redesign For Relentless Urban Growth
As Addis Ababa creaks under the weight of a mushrooming populace, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest housing project is under…
2017-12-06
How To Find Your Real Sister City
People often link Austin, Texas, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as sister cities. Both are home to anchor universities…
2017-07-17
Why Cities Are Where They Are
Politics and history aside, the single best place on Earth to build a city may be right where…
2017-07-13
Flat White Urbanism: There Must Be Better Ways To Foster A Vibrant Street Life
Iconic architectural pieces may attract large numbers of tourists but are not the only things that live in…
2017-06-15
Why Cheaper Cities Tend To Be Less Liveable?
If you are a Bengaluru resident and have been feeling the pinch of inflation, we have a surprise:…
2017-06-01
Cities Redefining What Densely Populated Means
Cities are all about density – groups of strangers agreeing to spend their lives in close proximity, whether…
2017-05-23
When Cheap Housing Becomes A Cause For Crisis In The US
This is a problem that transcends the rural-urban divide. The affordable housing crisis has spared no county—rural or…
2017-05-05
Photographing The Souls Of The Metropolis
This photographer embarked on a quest to commemorate the human sides of 22 bustling cities. Is it possible…
2017-04-10
How The World’s First Cities Got Started
A 12,000-year-old “Stonehenge on steroids” transformed nomadic humans into members of complex societies. When the late German archaeologist…
2017-04-06
A Smart City Is, Because Its People Are.
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in mega-cities. How all those people…
2017-02-22
Truths, Lies, Post-Truths, And Statistics. The Deception That Is.
In theory, statistics should help settle arguments. They ought to provide stable reference points that everyone – no…
2017-01-30
Skyview: Above Hong Kong’s Urban Beehive Jungle
Hong Kong based photographer, Andy Yeung, shows us how densely populated his city is by flying a drone…
2016-12-16
How Populism Could Shake Up Europe
Energized by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Europe’s populist movements are on the cusp of sweeping far-right, nationalist and…
2016-12-06
How To Fathom And Unravel The Deception Of Density
If we think carefully about the flaws in measuring how dense a place is, we can better articulate…
2016-11-08
Which City Do You Think Is More Dense: Paris Or New York City?
It’s not just because they’re old. Which city do you think is more dense: Paris or New York…
2016-11-04
35 Ways To Experience America’s 35 Obnoxiously Rich City Suburbs
We’re gonna take a guess: if you’re checking to see if your town is on this list, you…
2016-08-04
Cities Are Solutions To Many Things Except Happiness?
Recent research suggests that urban dwellers are significantly less likely to be happy than their suburban or rural…
2016-07-13
Sci-Fi Cities & Mega Cities Of The Future, As Imagined Or Not?
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed…
2016-05-30
While We Fear The End, These Scientists Live The End Everyday
The scientists at the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center model cyberattacks, global pandemics, and megastorms. September 11…
2016-05-12
Swimming In Seine Now Is Still A Dream, But Not In The Future
But the idea faces an uphill struggle. By 2024, the River Seine in Paris will be clean enough…
2016-05-11
Can Australia’s Climate Change Mission Be Saved With Farming?
Australia’s agricultural lands help to feed about 60 million people worldwide, and also support tens of thousands of farmers…
2016-05-03
Our World Is Run By Global Corporations & Megacities, Not Countries
As cities and companies gain in influence and the power of nation-states decreases, the world is undergoing a…
2016-04-26
In Cities, Ladies Congregate In Pink
Women—especially, young single ones—love cities. But they make up a bigger part of the population in some places…
2016-03-15
The Challenges Of Managing Global Urbanization
As cities — and slums — grow around the world, governments are going to need to step up…
2016-03-05
Understanding Europe’s Population Shift In 4 Maps
Despite economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the continent is still migrating to the Northwest. Europe’s population…
2016-02-29
Cities Must Help Produce More Food
If the world is going to feed its growing and increasingly urban population in the face of climate…
2016-02-22
The Impacts Of An Aging World Population
Overpopulation isn’t something this generation has to worry about much, but under-population? That’s a very real problem that…
2016-02-15
Are Cities Really An Engine For Jobs & Prosperity?
City Observatory cataloged a series of indicators that point to the the growing economic strength of city centers—including on…
2016-02-03