Page 18 - Urbanization News Today

World Bank President David Malpass announced his resignation in mid-February 2023, and will step down by June 2023—about a year before finishing

“War is central to history. History has been written (and painted) by men. This exhibition provides a platform for women narrators of history and

The past urbanization in China was characterized by a high concentration of economic activity in the big cities. But this pattern is no longer sustainable, as the megalopolises, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, and many of the provincial capitals are short of new space, and the low birthrate in the big cities directly influences the demographic structure of the country.

In recent decades, the international system has undergone profound changes—especially in terms of the types of threats that destabilize

Waters that cross international political borders can drive the countries that share them to conflict—or encourage cooperation between them.

A spectacular 115-year-old railway bridge stands as a reminder of the 800 Chinese workers who died in its construction—around 12 for every meter laid.

Temperatures worldwide continue to climb, while carbon emissions have exceeded previous records. To achieve environmental sustainability, countries with the Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement (COP26) demonstrate sophisticated technical expertise and deploy environmentally driven technologies, such as greenfield investment and renewable energy infrastructure. This proposal presents an intriguing opportunity for policymakers to identify the distinct characteristics of institutional reforms and gre...

Most had no place to go while restrictions were in place. But as China looks past the pandemic, travel influencers, on whom many increasingly depend to make decisions, may hold the key to a quick revival.

At a recent Wilson Center event on the shifting geopolitics of critical minerals, Cory Combs, Associate Director at Beijing-based Trivium China,

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, Sarah Barnes, Project Director for the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative met with