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Four-fifths of the world's population now live in urban areas

A comprehensive UN report has found that cities and towns are home to 81 per cent of the world’s population, much more than ...
Frontiers

Multi-scale Urban Built Environment and Human Health

In urban settings, the built environment encompasses a complex array of physical, social, economic, and environmental factors ...
JSTOR Daily

Towns in the Alps: Urbanization Processes, Economic Structure, and Demarcation of European Functional Urban Areas (EFUAs) in the Alps

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Aug., 2001), pp. 243-252 (10 pages) The European Alps are among the world's most densely populated mountain regions. To date, towns have played a ...
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United Nations projects an increase in the world's urban population

17 May 2018 - The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) launched yesterday the 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. The study observes ...
Bloomberg L.P.

What Micro-Mapping a City's Density Reveals

Density is one of the most important urban characteristics. A high-density city like New York looks, feels, and functions differently than a low-density city like Des Moines. Yet the textures of ...
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Hwaseong City to Reach 1.54 Million Population by 2040... Gyeonggi Province Approves City Master Plan

The population of Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province is expected to exceed 1.5 million by 2040. On November 24, Gyeonggi ...

Hwaseong City Finalizes '2040 Urban Master Plan'... Reorganizes into Two Central and Four Subcentral Districts

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province will reorganize its urban functions into a two-central and four-subcentral system in ...