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

1. Urban sprawl has resulted in the permanent presence of large mammal species in urban areas, leading to human-wildlife conflicts. Wild boar Sus scrofa are establishing a permanent presence in many ...

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As demographic shifts reshape the urban hierarchy, bigger cities may struggle with declining workforces, empty streets, experts say Chen Xiaokai, a marketing trainer for wedding photography companies, ...

After 2000, migration from rural to urban areas across the Pan Amazon intensified, as people started moving to either main urban centers or cities in the highlands or on coastlines. In Brazil, already ...