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Worldcrunch » urbanization

urbanization

Aliyo Sarile weeds his tobacco garden near Budongo Forest in Uganda’s Masindi district.
Environmentanimals

Could Deforestation In This Ugandan Forest Trigger The Next Pandemic?

by Nakisanze Segawa October 13, 2025October 13, 2025
Street scene in Barcelona's Eixample "superilla" car-free and pedestrianized area in the city centre
Societypollution

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

by Valeria Berghinz March 17, 2025May 24, 2025
Valencia Floods And The Grim Toll Of An Every-Man-For-Himself Mindset
Greenclimate change

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

by Pau Noy November 5, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a woman walking near tall empty skyscrapers in Shaoguan.
Economychina

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

by Raphaël Balenieri October 21, 2024May 24, 2025
image showing people sitting on a hill, overlooking an urban landscape
Greenpollution

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

by Valeria Berghinz May 21, 2024March 13, 2025
Medieval painting of women weaving
Economyindustrial revolution

Remote Working: The Middle Ages Did It Better

by Agnese Tonghini March 14, 2024May 22, 2025
Photo of a deer with antlers crossing a highway at night
Greenberlin

Wild Animals Invading 8 Cities Around The World

by Carl Karlsson March 1, 2024May 22, 2025
construction site of the Iconic Tower and other buildings in New Administrative Capital, Egypt
Futureegypt

The Mirage Of Egypt’s New Capital City

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank March 24, 2022May 22, 2025
photo of a white high-rise apartment building
Societychildren

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

by Irene Caselli January 10, 2022May 21, 2025
A photo of two women on a dirt road in Kinshasa.
Ideaspollution

Facing Climate Emergency, Africa Must Reinvent Its Cities

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank October 6, 2021May 24, 2025
Khirki village in south New Delhi
Societyindia

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

by Worldcrunch November 24, 2020May 21, 2025
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] April 12, 2017May 22, 2025
Workers dismantle buildings in Guangzhou
Geopoliticschina

Guangzhou, How Villages Get Swallowed Into A Megacity

by Worldcrunch August 1, 2016May 22, 2025
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 October 19, 2015May 22, 2025
City kingmakers
Economyunited states

Mark Zuckerberg, King Abdullah And The Rise Of Private Cities

by Worldcrunch April 7, 2015May 23, 2025
A slum in Mumbai
Economyindia

Mayhem In Mumbai, The Antithesis Of A Smart City

by Worldcrunch March 24, 2015May 23, 2025
Zebras at Nairobi National Park
Food / Travelkenya

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

by Worldcrunch March 10, 2015May 20, 2025
Bulldozers in Shimen, in China's Hunan Province
Societychina

As China Urbanizes, History Is Lost Forever

by Patrick Randall February 9, 2015May 23, 2025
Selling World Cup knick-knacks in Manaus.
Societybrazil

World Cup Detour With Amazonia’s Indigenous

by Worldcrunch July 8, 2014May 23, 2025
Zhengzhou, aka "Apple City"
Economychina

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

by Worldcrunch March 30, 2014May 22, 2025
Aerial view of New Dehli
Societyindia

Delhi’s Urban Paradox: Awful Pollution And Massive Forests

by Worldcrunch March 28, 2014May 22, 2025
A construction worker in Shenzen, Guangdong Province
Societychina

China’s Risky Love Affair With Urbanization

by Patrick Randall December 20, 2013May 23, 2025
In Shanghai
Economychina

China’s Car Market Is Humming Again

by Patrick Randall November 22, 2013May 23, 2025
Beijing's uncontrolled urbanization
Societypollution

Is China’s Urban Boom A House Of Cards?

by Simon Benoit-Guyod October 18, 2013May 23, 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 September 16, 2013May 23, 2025
A farmer working at a paddy field
Futurechina

The Biggest Losers In China’s Massive Urbanization Plan

by Lucille Fonteny August 29, 2013May 22, 2025
Leiyang at a crossroads
Societychina

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

by Jeff Israely May 20, 2013May 22, 2025
Societygermany

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

by Bertrand Hauger March 1, 2013May 23, 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 January 2, 2013May 22, 2025
A stretch to keep growing in Ghana?
Ideasafrica

Is Africa’s Economic Miracle Just A Mirage?

by Jean Marcel Maillard October 8, 2012May 23, 2025
Urban Mongolia
Societycity

When Nomads Settle The City: The Urbanization Of Mongolia

by Kasia Kasprowicz August 14, 2012May 23, 2025

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