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Urbanization
As populations and markets grow worldwide, cities are expanding at unprecedented rates. More than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Populations residing in cities consume higher amounts of water, energy, food, and land than their rural counterparts, and are more vulnerable to extreme climate hazards.



UN Sustainable Development Goals
The UN SDGs help to guide analysis and policy to achieve a safer, more equal world by 2030. Urbanization patterns relate directly to SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). For more information on the SDGs, visit https://sdgs.un.org/goals.
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