The majority of people now live in urban areas and will do so for the foreseeable future. As a
force in the demographic and health transition, urbanization is associated with falling birth …

Over 70% of the population in industrialized nations live in cities; in the next decade so will
most of the world's entire population. This volume examines the impact of urban living on …

The world is rapidly urbanizing with significant changes in our living standards, lifestyles,
social behaviour and health,” says Dr Jacob Kumaresan, director of the World Health …

The essays commissioned for this book analyze the impact of city living on health, focusing
primarily on conditions in the United States. With 16 chapters by 24 internationally …

A majority of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2007. The most rapidly
urbanizing cities are in less-wealthy nations, and the pace of growth varies among regions …

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Urbanization has long been associated with human development and progress, but recent
studies have shown that urban settings can also lead to significant inequalities and health …

It is in cities, and not the countryside, where the human 'creative flame'1 has burnt most
brightly. For millennia they have been the centres and drivers of commercial, scientific …

Nearly half the world's population now lives in urban settlements. Cities offer the lure of
better employment, education, health care, and culture; and they contribute …

The majority of the world's population will live in cities in the next few years, and the pace of
urbanization worldwide will continue to accelerate over the coming decades. Such a …