Urbanisation plays a significant role in the economic development of a country. It is speculated that cities are the prime drivers of economic growth and innovation. Based on this premise, cities ...

Dorward, Nick & Kristian Hoelscher (2026) Urbanisation and the political demography of African cities, **. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107344.

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 ...

From affordable housing to wastewater infrastructure, AfriSam’s products demonstrate that sustainable options can also be practical and cost effective.

Between 2000 and 2020, the region recorded an urban population growth rate of around 2.3% per year - one of the highest globally. By 2050, more than half of the Pacific's population will live in urban ...

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 ...

Major cities, including metropolises like Dhaka and Chattogram, consistently rank among the world's least liveable urban areas. They grapple with a multitude of issues. Over 50 percent of the urban ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Joan Clos, one-time doctor and former mayor of Barcelona, is hoping to encourage politicians to see cities not ...

Income growth leads to increased urbanisation, which due to higher concentration of the population in smaller geographical areas can cause higher rates of infectious diseases. Bangladesh is no ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 (PTI) Kerala on Friday became the first state in the country to frame a comprehensive Urban Policy, laying out a long-term development roadmap as it moves rapidly towards an ...

Karnataka’s Directorate of Urban Land Transport and the State Town Planning Board will prepare a long-term strategy as the urban population is projected to touch 70% by 2047 ...

The Union Budget signals more than incremental spending -- it reinforces a long-term policy direction that places ...