But as rapid urbanisation continues, similar energies are needed in urban areas.

Both rivers are heavily polluted because of industrialisation and rapid urbanisation.

The report says rapid urbanisation will bring opportunities for governments to improve access to important services.

Space is the main constraint and with rapid urbanisation, cities are becoming more crowded than ever before.

The project, tapping into the rapid urbanisation of India, covers 25,000 acres.

We must work together and ensure that we are ahead of the curve with our plans to address rapid urbanisation.

A million people are being added each week as a result of rapid urbanisation in China, India and the Middle East.

Ukraine, Sierra Leone, Honduras and Mozambique faced worsening food security mostly due to economic instability and rapid urbanisation, the report said.

Watson cites studies arguing that claims of very rapid urbanisation may be overstated and rates may be higher in smaller towns.

That could be a problem in South Africa, where rapid urbanisation means many graveyards are being encroached by human habitats, he said.

The data reflects how a combination of the one-child policy, rapid urbanisation and rising incomes have dramatically reduced fertility rates in China.

It's the combination of rapid urbanisation and the growing rate of air traffic that will make future pandemics harder to thwart in Australia.

With rapid urbanisation, the situation is worsening as Kenya's cities are growing by 500,000 people a year, it said.

It's hard to see how the traditional-car-dominated cities of the 20th-century can survive rapid urbanisation, higher petrol prices and increasingly stringent air pollution regulations.

Development in many Asian cities experiencing rapid urbanisation is often unstructured and unsustainable, said Manoj Sharma, an urban development specialist at the ADB in Manila.

She questions the premise on which these big projects are based: rapid urbanisation in Africa and the growth of a middle class on the continent.