Emerging economies are expected to lead the energy transition, but economic growth, urbanisation and manufacturing often reduce renewable energy adoption, highlighting the gap between goals and realit ...

Urbanisation is a key global challenge. During the 1950s, two-thirds of the world population lived in rural areas and only one-third in urban areas. Now, approximately five per cent of the world’s ...

Pakistan has experienced one of the highest rates of urbanisation in South Asia, with around 37.7% of its population residing in urban areas. This statistic is poised to grow even further as the ...

Dietrich Vollrath has nothing to disclose. Doug Gollin receives funding from the International Growth Centre and its Ethiopia Country Programme. In the past five years he has received funding from the ...

Rapid urbanisation is a phrase used by many to describe the urban transformations taking place across India. However, this is far from the truth. While India has experienced rapid urban growth, its ...

Explore how Odisha urbanisation is set to power one-third of the state's GDP and drive massive economic growth.

The world will never again build cities as rapidly as it does this century. If we are serious about limiting global warming, tackling air pollution and promoting innovative, resource-efficient growth, ...

Lewis Dijkstra takes the LSE stage again to share his insights on population growth and stresses the role of natural change as the dominant source of urban growth when using a harmonised definition of ...

Our future is destined to be urban as urbanisation in developing countries is a defining feature of the 21st century. It is the most significant demographic transformation in our century because it ...

Urbanisation is the movement of populations from rural areas to towns and cities. It tends to happen when a country's economy changes and new industries develop. In recent years, several countries in ...