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Urban areas to contribute 70% of India's GDP growth by 2036: Report

According to the report, "Urban areas' contribution to India's GDP by 2036" is projected at 70%, underlining the growing importance of cities in India's economic expansion

U.S. Population Growth No Longer in Urban Cores

Each year, the Census Bureau publishes population estimates for all municipalities in the U.S. with a population of 20,000 or more. Last week, it released last year's estimates, re...

Urban areas to contribute 70% of India's GDP growth by 2036: Report

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Urban areas are expected to contribute nearly 70 per cent of India's GDP growth by 2036, driven by rising investments in urban infrastructure and r...

India's urban boom turns its cities into heat traps

Three key vital signs make up the "urban pulse" of a city

Cities are dynamic, not static grids, and urbanization is a "spiky," cyclical, and asynchronous process.

The Metrics We Use Decide the Cities We Build: Urban Indicators and Lived Experience

Modern cities are running on performance indicators. They move millions of people each day, concentrate capital, separate land uses, and sustain complex systems of logistics and co...

The Global Favela in the UN report

A new UN report says housing is getting less affordable almost everywhere, as shortages, overcrowding and slum populations keep risingUN-Habitat has presented itsWorld Cities Repor...

Planning of cities must be people-centric, says Khattar as Brics forum adopts urban pact

Cities must prioritize people and their needs, according to Housing Minister Manohar Lal, as BRICS nations adopted a declaration for inclusive urban development. The 'Cities for Pe...

The World's Largest Cities in 2026 by Population

Every year on July 11, World Population Day draws attention to the demographic trends reshaping societies around the globe. In 2026, the United Nations marks the occasion under the...

1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity

Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the worlds fastest-growing challenges: the global housing crisi...

Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s plan for 17 new 'villages' will increase uniformity, sterility

The city’s massive Villages Plan, mandating buildings up to six storeys, is spelled out in a 329-page report released in late May. This latest high-density drive encompasses 14 per...

Urbanisation, megaprojects and dispossession in Asia

The Political Economy of Megaprojects in Asia edited by Hyun Bang Shin and Dong-Wan Gimm critiques the megaproject as the dominant model of urban development across Asia. Through i...

Global Urban Data Centres Pact: Over 30 cities sign up to tackle data centre growth in urban areas

New initiative aims to address residents' concerns about expansion of AI and digital infrastructure, in a bid to ensure growth is not detrimental to communities or the environment

With spacious units and population growth, N.S. surpasses B.C. for highest average asking rent: Urbanation

Rent price growth has ground to a halt in most Canadian provinces – except for a few surprising outliers. The post With spacious units and population growth, N.S. surpasses B.C. f...

Urban Planning Gone Wrong…

The rise of the managed city in Japan

Tokyo's newest megadevelopments aim to redesign urban life for an aging, increasingly diverse society

Building the smart city: Promise, pitfalls and the people at its heart

From AI-powered transit systems to digital twins and flood-proof parks, cities are embracing technology at an unprecedented scale. But as innovation accelerates, experts warn that...