Urbanization

Problems Loom for Urbanizing India

Two sets of graphs from show demographic trends in India that are likely to create a heavily urbanized country. But they aren't building the infrastructure to back up the growth, according to Thomas Crampton.

12 November 2009 - 7:00am

Thomas Crampton

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Stopping Sprawl Won't Happen Soon Enough to Fight Global Warming

Policies that encourage density as a way to reduce carbon emissions won't be able to play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions in time to counteract global warming, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.

3 September 2009 - 2:00pm

Technology Review

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Dengue Fever Increased by Rapid Urbanization

Rapid urbanization and dense cities with inadequate infrastructure are being cited as leading causes in the spread of dengue fever throughout Southeast Asia and the rest of the world.

3 September 2009 - 5:00am

Reuters

China's Urban Policy Leaps While U.S. Lags

China's fast-paced development is making it into a major economic power. Its emphasis on urban policy is leaving the U.S. in the dust, writes Eugenie Birch.

18 July 2009 - 1:00pm

Citiwire

The Planetizen News Brief - 5/21/09

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Phoenix goes bust to boom, creative cities have no jobs for creative youths, and two reports highlight the disaster risks of urbanization, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

21 May 2009 - 5:00am

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Financial Turmoil Leads to Reverse Migration in China

As more and more of China's "floating population" return from their city jobs to their farms, officials brace for backlash from the recently unemployed.

3 December 2008 - 2:00pm

The Wall Street Journal

China's Urban Transition

China is on a path to become an overwhelmingly urban country -- in sharp contrast to its largely rural recent past. Cities across the country are hoping to make the transition gracefully.

18 November 2008 - 5:00am

Business Week

Rural-Urban Split Disappearing from American Politics

Democrats are in cities and Republicans are in rural areas, according to the results of recent elections. But with two metropolitan candidates in this year's election and an increasingly urbanized populace, that split may become obsolete.

4 November 2008 - 8:00am

Citiwire

Segregated in the City

As more and more people move to the cities, the prevalence of economic and racial segregation becomes more and more apparent.

29 October 2008 - 12:00pm

Next American City

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Not Quite Urban, Not Quite Suburban

One city in Virginia has gone from suburban to (quasi-)urban in just a few years.

14 October 2008 - 12:00pm

New Geography

Oil Prices Aren't the Only Reason Sprawl is Dying

In this column, Richard Florida argues the decline in the popularity of suburbs is not just a product of rising oil prices, but a result of a new "spatial fix" that is reorganizing how and where people live their lives.

18 July 2008 - 10:00am

The Globe and Mail

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