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 ...

The city was intended to be a haven for families and business - but even after it was completed, few moved in.

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 ...

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 ...

Around the world, there are 31 such mega cities, housing about 500 million people, roughly 6.8% of the world's population. As per the report, by 2030, there would be 10 more mega cities ...

An incredible Chinese city is the largest in the world by population and covers an area about the size of Austria. Chongqing, a megacity in Southwestern China with a resident population of some ...

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is home to 10 million people but it is also one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. If this goes unchecked, parts of the megacity could be entirely submerged ...

Delhi, India’s largest megacity and the world’s second largest, is facing severe ecological threats while also having the lowest levels of what the report calls societal resilience ...