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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Swiggy MD & group CEO Sriharsha Majety has said that budget’s announcement to introduce City Economic Regions, will accelerate urbanisation and fo.

Speaking at an event organised by PHDCCI, Nageswaran noted that the Budget has carried forward several special concerns ...

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 ...

The Union Budget signals more than incremental spending -- it reinforces a long-term policy direction that places urbanisation at the core of India's growth strategy. By raising public capital ...

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 ...