Urbanization

Will a Liberated Workforce Still Need Cities?

Kaid Benfield investigates the rise of a more independent and nimble workforce, and ponders what the new economy means for the shape of cities as we enter an urban epoch
9 February 2012 - 7:00am
Switchboard

China Officially More Urban Than Rural

On Tuesday, China's National Bureau of Statistics announced that China has, for the first time ever, more urban than rural dwellers.
17 January 2012 - 1:00pm
The Telegraph

For Urbanizing Beijing, "Putting Farmers in Flats" Not Enough

Tom Miller, author of "Urban Billion," discusses the pitfalls and shortcomings of a too-quickly urbanizing Beijing in this interview with David Pierson.
24 December 2011 - 1:00pm
Los Angeles Times

N.Y. Exhibition Celebrates Collaborative Design

A new exhibition curated by the Cooper-Hewitt in New York illustrates how the design community is trying to reshape itself as more collaborative than 'pedagogic or paternalistic.'
14 October 2011 - 9:00am
The Atlantic

India's Urban Population Forecasted To Double In The Next Twenty Years

The UN released new demographic projections Thursday that forecast India's urban population will more than double in the next thirty years. UN Under Secretary General Joan Clos said there is an urgent need to discuss urban issues in response.
29 September 2011 - 12:00pm
India Current Affairs

Why Latin America Needs a Planning Revolution

Futile efforts to deal with rampant urbanization could fetter the region's robust economy and squander its potential to become a global economic powerhouse, according to the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI).
15 August 2011 - 5:00am
The Economist

China's Urban Development Closing in on its Military Bases

New development is spreading uncontrolled throughout much of China, and it's closing around many of the country's military bases.
16 July 2011 - 7:00am
Reuters

City Population Change from 1955 to 2015

This interactive map from the BBC tracks growth and urbanization in global cities from 1955 up through 2015.
19 May 2011 - 12:00pm
BBC

The Economic Forces Behind Urbanization

This podcast from The Guardian explores why cities have grown in population and what economic forces are behind this shift.
20 March 2011 - 7:00am
Guardian

An Urbanized and Unequal Planet

In this piece from Metropolis, Joel Kotkin argues that as the world urbanizes, cities are becoming increasingly unequal and do not provide the opportunities they once did.
25 February 2011 - 11:00am
Metropolis

Jon Stewart Discusses The Importance of The City with Edward Glaeser

The Daily Show host interviews Edward Glaeser of Harvard University to discuss his new book, "Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier."
16 February 2011 - 7:00am
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

European Urbanism: Lessons from a City without Suburbs

Athens, Greece has all the elements of good urbanism - density, diversity, destinations, distance (to transit) and design. So is Athens a poster child for good urbanism? Fanis Grammenos takes an in-depth look.
10 February 2011 - 9:00am

Culture Flight: The Forgotten Villages of Hong Kong

The industrialization of Hong Kong created hundreds of abandoned villages on the outskirts of the city. Today, these rural villages struggle to rejuvenate their economies and preserve their traditions.
19 January 2011 - 11:00am
The New York Times

From Mega-Cities to Meta-Cities

RThe impact of cities is spreading beyond local and even national borders, argues Robert Neuwirth in this piece from What Matters.
13 January 2011 - 5:00am
What Matters

7 Reasons Why Big Cities Matter

Writing for City Journal, Mario Polese argues that big cities are more important than ever, and backs up his argument with seven reasons they're luring people, from economies of scale to falling transportation and communication costs.
3 December 2010 - 9:00am
City Journal

A Very High Density Future for Cities

Architect Peter Weingarten discusses the importance of high-rise buildings, and why the future of cities will be very high density.
30 November 2010 - 8:00am
Gensler on Cities

Urbanism As a Process

As populations shift to cities, the concept of urbanism begins to take on more relevance across the planet. In a recent book, author Jeb Brugmann explores what urbanism means as a trend and a process.
2 November 2010 - 9:00am
Policy Innovations

Population & Global Warming: Urbanization Increases Emissions

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how population growth increases greenhouse gas emissions. More importantly, two demographic factors shape the increase, urbanization and aging -with opposite effects.
25 October 2010 - 10:00am
BBC News - Science & Environment

Urban Living Linked To Heightened Risk of Schizophrenia

For some time researchers have noticed more instances of non-affective psychosis in urban populations than in rural groups. Now the American Medical Association has found "certain elements of city living raise the risk of developing schizophrenia."
19 September 2010 - 7:00am
The Atlantic

Shanghai's Faux World Cities Fail to Catch On

A decade after its inception, Shanghai's One City, Nine Towns project, an ambitious attempt to manage the city's massive population growth via the creation of international-themed satellite communities, has failed to deliver hoped-for results.
7 July 2010 - 2:00pm
Assembly
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