webtv.un.org

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 ...
KSL

New data shows how Utah's urban population grew over the past decade

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The New York Times

The Most Urban Counties in the U.S. Are Shrinking

The Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were among the population losers in 2020, new census estimates show. Austin grew the most. By Jed Kolko The nation’s most urban counties lost population ...
The New York Times

‘The Era of Urban Supremacy Is Over’

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. On the last day of February, Glen Lee, the chief financial officer of Washington, D.C., issued a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego’s high-speed rail plan hinges on urban density as population growth wanes

Two hundred miles of high-speed rail carrying electric trains moving twice as fast as the region’s trolley system. A dozen new stations, including massive hubs near the downtown airport and the ...
Live Science

Half of China's cities are sinking, putting most of the country's urban population at risk

Major cities across eastern China are sinking due to groundwater extraction and the weight of buildings, potentially exposing millions of people to flooding and damage in the next 100 years. When you ...
Omaha.com

After decades of decline, urban Omaha sees 'incredible' population growth

First National Tower is visible through downtown construction Tuesday. The area east of 72nd Street gained more than 13,000 people between 2010 and 2020, reflecting many young people’s preference of ...