However, the rapid pace and scale of urbanization is also bringing significant challenges. Cities must meet the growing global demand for more and better jobs, efficient infrastructure and services, ...

Yet, as the global population grows and urbanization accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the very structures that have supported human progress are being tested. Today, cities and towns stand at ...

with up to 60% of urban dwellers under 18. Despite progress towards Sustainable Development Goals, cities, particularly in the Global South, continue to grapple with poverty, inequality ...

London, New York and Paris have been named the world’s most dynamic and liveable cities. This is according to a new ranking ...

They include negative aspects like the loss of natural habitats, biodiversity and fertile soils, climate impacts, waste, pollution, crime, social conflicts or transportation and traffic problems, ...

The AIM Congress 2025 featured high-level panel discussions today that explored the role of technology in promoting sustainable urban development, with participation from global leaders, innovators, ...

SURGE supports the following global and regional programs below. Urban Analytics and Technical Assistance Global Program The Urban Analytics and Technical Assistance Global Program delivers ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

The Global Urban Futures graduate minor is offered through the Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs in the Schools of Public Engagement. Students enrolled in this graduate minor will be ...

This course prepares students to invest in, advise, or lead organizations in the context of increasing pressures of global urbanization, resource scarcity, and perils relating to climate change. The ...