Cities now home to nearly half of humanity: UN report

Commission proposes EU Agenda for Cities to shape Europe's urban future

This article is published in association with United Nations. Forty-five per cent of the 8.2 billion people on the planet live in cities, which is only going to increase as the world becomes increasingly urban.  In 1950, the global population stood at 2.5 billion and just 20 per cent were city dwellers. By 2050, two-thirds of […]

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