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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

We are the largest group of experts on the social, political and environmental aspects of global urban change at LSE. Our research is based on long-term research in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America ...

Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure ...

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 ...