This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Over half the world's people now live in cities. The latest Global Report on Human Settlements says the historic change took place last year. The report came out this week from U.N. Habitat, a United

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Urbanization Can Bring Health Risks 城市化可能带来健康风险 New research shows urbanization may be bad for people's health, unless planners develop cities that allow healthier lifestyles and environments. The U.N. estimates much of the deve

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 June 2007 The United Nations warns that a doubling of urban populations in Africa and Asia by 2030 will have harmful consequences if governments do not prepare now for the coming growth. In this year's State of World Populat

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Urbanization Helps Curb Poverty, Says World Bank It says countries and regions with a high rate of urbanization lead in the effort to reach their Millennium Development Goals (or MDGs). For example, countries with large population centers in East Asi

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The central urbanization work conference, which ended on Friday, reiterated the need for a steady process. The China Development Bank estimates the countrys urbanization will need 25 trillion yuan, or around 4 trillion dollars, over the next three ye

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