over half of the world’s citizens now live in an urban area—a figure expected to reach nearly 70 percent by 2050. Globally, one in eight of those city dwellers lives in a megacity, defined by ...

Megacities, which are typically those cities ... and is projected to surpass Tokyo as the world's most populous city by 2030. Shanghai, the largest city in China with 29.2 million inhabitants ...

The world's largest cities, called megacities, have more than 10 million residents. By 2030 the UN predicts there will be 41 megacities, up from 31 now. Finding affordable housing can be a ...

Researchers asked 380 women’s rights experts which of the world’s megacities they considered safest for women, and which need to do more to ensure women at not at risk. Here are some of their ...

Six out of 11 cities which endured heat strongly influenced by climate change for 30 days or more from last December to ...

Bangkok is a boom town, but it's also sinking fast and facing a serious flooding problem ...

with air quality improving in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the report said. China is the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitter but in recent years has ...

The world's largest construction project is carving a path through the Saudi Arabian desert, but will the 170-kilometer-long megacity known as "the Line" ever become a reality? Journalists cannot ...