Topic: Population Growth
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Maps
The Devastating Impact of 30 Years of Sprawl, As Seen From Space
The lightning pace of world urbanization is on display in these animated GIFs of Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Hong Kong and other exploding metropolises.
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Urban Wonk
The Real Reason Cities Are Centers of Innovation
GDP and patents in cities usually grow at a faster rate than population. But why?
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Widget of the Day: A Global Population App From the Census
Watch the world grow.
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What If the Entire World Lived in 1 City?
Two Yale architects pose the question in an ambitious research project.
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Top 10 Small U.S. Cities Growing Faster Than Their Suburbs
The rise in core city populations isn't only happening in large metros.
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Africa's Urbanizing, But Not How You Think
Urban growth isn't necessarily streaming in from the countryside.
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Next Great Idea
Why We Need a Better 'Science of Cities'
Q&A with Planet of Cities author Shlomo Angel.
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Charts
It's Official: Downtowns Are Booming
Neighborhoods within 2 miles of city hall saw huge jumps in population between 2000 and 2010, according to new numbers from the Census.
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Charts
Where Urban Land Growth Is About to Explode
Regions where urbanization is likely to increase by 2030, and where it will have the most impact.
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Charts
Tracking Blight in America's Hardest-Hit Cities
Where property abandonment is growing and declining.
