When it comes to cities and urbanization, it is generally thought that bigger is better. But a pair of recent studies suggests that although industrialized nations may have benefited from larger ...

A comprehensive 40-year study (1981–2020) of 587 major Chinese lakes reveals that urbanization is a key driver of accelerated ...

Thank you very much Vice Minister Liu Shijin for this very kind introduction. I am glad to join you and Chairman Xu Shaoshi today to discuss this very important topic. Let me start by stepping back ...

The scaffolding market is poised for significant growth driven by global infrastructure projects, urbanization, and smart ...

As part of China’s reform program, urbanization continues to make gradual progress. The process has been ongoing since 2014, under the National New Urbanization Plan, with a focus on people-centered ...

This article examines the rationale behind municipal and local governments' pursuance of urbanization, and the political and socio-economic implications of the policy to move villagers from their ...

Increasing urbanization worldwide is a growing threat to biodiversity. At the same time, flowering plants are often more diverse in cities than in the countryside. This is due to flowering plants and ...

76% of developing world’s poor live in rural areas Nearly 830 million people live in slums Final sprint needed in countdown to MDGs April 17, 2013 - The move to cities goes hand in hand with human ...

China is stepping up what is already one of the most ambitious urban rail projects in history despite concerns that the country's obsession with infrastructure could be dragging it into a pit of ...

Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) have been proven particularly resistant to global warming, rising water temperatures and bleaching events that are crippling their ...