It has changed people's lives in almost every part of the world. This is a ... showing the salience of the urban-rural divide emerges. It's clear by looking at the map that most (though not ...

Today, more than half of the world’s population – 4.4 billion people – lives in cities. This shift is set to continue, with the urban population expected to more than double by 2050, at which point ...

New York, 16 May - Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. Projections show that urbanization, the gradual shift in ...