Increasing rate of desertification reduces the amount of farming land.| Related Megatrends: Climate and environment In China, soil erosion is of about 5 billion tonnes annually affecting...
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20 to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed worldwide every year. | Related Megatrends: Natural resources; Consumerism; Technology; Security The amount...
While having many advantages in terms of economies of scale, the high density of both population and infrastructure in urbanised areas can also make many of the implications related...
Europe's level of urbanisation is expected to increase to approximately 83.7% in 2050. Trends in the total population of EU27 and UK from 1961 to 2018 show a decline in the share of population living...
Cities are estimated to generate 80% of all economic growth. OECD studies showed that, for each doubling of population size, the productivity level of a city increases...
The recently adopted Degree of Urbanisation allows a consistent definition and comparison of urbanisation at a global scale. Based on this new definition, the world is already much more urbanised than previously...
Urban population
Africa and Asia are projected to become 56% and 64% urban, respectively, by 2050. More than 60% of the projected increase in urban population from 2010 to 2050 will take...