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Worldcrunch » urbanization

urbanization

Street scene in Barcelona's Eixample "superilla" car-free and pedestrianized area in the city centre
Societygentrification

In Barcelona, Gentrification Is Also Coming From “Green” City Planning

by Valeria Berghinz March 19, 2025March 28, 2025
Valencia Floods And The Grim Toll Of An Every-Man-For-Himself Mindset
Greenfloods

Valencia Floods And The Grim Toll Of An Every-Man-For-Himself Mindset

by Pau Noy November 5, 2024
Photo of a woman walking near tall empty skyscrapers in Shaoguan.
Economyreal estate

The Vacant Apartments Of Shaoguan, Symbol Of China’s Real Estate Crisis

by Raphaël Balenieri October 23, 2024
A photo of two women on a dirt road in Kinshasa.
Ideasafrica

Facing Climate Emergency, Africa Must Reinvent Its Cities

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank September 17, 2024
Urban Mongolia
Societymongolia

When Nomads Settle The City: The Urbanization Of Mongolia

by Kasia Kasprowicz July 29, 2024
A stretch to keep growing in Ghana?
Ideasnigeria

Is Africa’s Economic Miracle Just A Mirage?

by Jean Marcel Maillard July 29, 2024
A slum in Mumbai
Economyindia

Mayhem In Mumbai, The Antithesis Of A Smart City

by Worldcrunch May 22, 2024
Societygermany

Tear Down This Wall! We Want Luxury Condos! Berlin Debates Cold War Memorial

by Bertrand Hauger May 22, 2024
image showing people sitting on a hill, overlooking an urban landscape
Greengentrification

“Green Gentrification” — When Environmental Progress Pushes The Poor Out Of Cities

by Valeria Berghinz May 21, 2024March 13, 2025
Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
Societyindia

A Nation Of Dialects: The Value And Risks Of India’s Linguistic Diversity

by Sarah Collings April 13, 2024
Beijing's uncontrolled urbanization
Societychina

Is China’s Urban Boom A House Of Cards?

by Simon Benoit-Guyod April 13, 2024
In Shanghai
Economychina

China’s Car Market Is Humming Again

by Patrick Randall April 13, 2024
A construction worker in Shenzen, Guangdong Province
Societychina

China’s Risky Love Affair With Urbanization

by Patrick Randall April 13, 2024
Selling World Cup knick-knacks in Manaus.
Societybrazil

World Cup Detour With Amazonia’s Indigenous

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024
Bulldozers in Shimen, in China's Hunan Province
Societychina

As China Urbanizes, History Is Lost Forever

by Patrick Randall April 13, 2024
City kingmakers
Economyunited states

Mark Zuckerberg, King Abdullah And The Rise Of Private Cities

by Worldcrunch April 13, 2024
construction site of the Iconic Tower and other buildings in New Administrative Capital, Egypt
Futuresmart city

The Mirage Of Egypt’s New Capital City

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank April 10, 2024
Medieval painting of women weaving
Economyremote working

Remote Working: The Middle Ages Did It Better

by Agnese Tonghini March 14, 2024March 12, 2025
Photo of a deer with antlers crossing a highway at night
Greenurbanization

Wild Animals Invading 8 Cities Around The World

by Carl Karlsson March 1, 2024March 12, 2025
There are currently 130 million migrant workers in China
Societychina

What’s Driving China’s New Push To Move Millions Of Rural Families Into Cities

by Bertrand Hauger February 23, 2024
Leiyang at a crossroads
Societychina

Growing Pains In China – What Happens When A City Booms Too Fast

by Jeff Israely February 23, 2024
A farmer working at a paddy field
Futurechina

The Biggest Losers In China’s Massive Urbanization Plan

by Lucille Fonteny February 23, 2024
Aerial view of New Dehli
Societyindia

Delhi’s Urban Paradox: Awful Pollution And Massive Forests

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2024
Zhengzhou, aka "Apple City"
Economychina

China’s ‘Apple City’ – Assembling iPhones In The Urban Shadows

by Worldcrunch February 23, 2024
Construction of the Shenyangnan Railway Station, the biggest in northeastern China, will be completed
Smarter Citieschina

China And The Ghosts Of “Great Leap Forward” Urbanization

by Bertrand Hauger February 22, 2024
Workers dismantle buildings in Guangzhou
Geopoliticschina

Guangzhou, How Villages Get Swallowed Into A Megacity

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2024
Rivers Have A Memory, Lessons From The Landslide Of Mocoa
Green Or Gonecolombia

Rivers Have A Memory, Lessons From The Landslide Of Mocoa

by [email protected] February 22, 2024
Khirki village in south New Delhi
Societyindia

Urban Village Life: How Delhi’s Lal Dora Villages Survived

by Worldcrunch January 9, 2024May 7, 2025
photo of a white high-rise apartment building
Societyitaly

The Streets Of Rome, How COVID Has Deepened An Eternal Wealth Divide

by Irene Caselli January 4, 2024
Zebras at Nairobi National Park
Food / Travelkenya

Can Nairobi And Its One-Of-A-Kind National Park Continue To Coexist?

by Worldcrunch November 13, 2023
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