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The Impact of Urbanization on City Development: A Global Perspective
A broad look at how urban growth has reshaped cities across world regions, and the environmental, health, safety and community questions that follow.
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Effects of Urbanization
How urban growth affects the environment, health, safety and community life.
The Impact of Urbanization on Environmental Degradation
How land cover change, pollution and resource demand can degrade ecosystems around growing cities, and which planning measures help limit the damage.
The Impact of Urbanization on Environmental Quality: A Review of the Literature
A general review of what research tends to find about air, water and noise quality as cities grow, and where the evidence is mixed or contested.
The Impact of Urbanization on Public Health: A Review of the Literature
A broad review of what research suggests about how dense city living affects infectious disease, chronic conditions and mental health, with caveats.
The Impact of Urbanization on Public Safety: A Review of the Literature
How crime, traffic danger and hazard exposure relate to city growth and design, and why researchers still disagree about causes and remedies.
The Impact of Urbanization on Social Cohesion
How rapid urban growth can strain or strengthen relationships between neighbors, and which places and programs tend to help people connect.
The Impact of Urbanization on the Environment
A plain overview of how cities relate to the wider environment: resource use, land conversion, and the efficiency gains dense urban living can offer.
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