Steel frames and elevators had made tall buildings achievable and urbanization made them necessary.
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Indian agriculture, he insists, faces shrinking land and water supply, thanks to increasing urbanization.
However, the amount of wealth and the rate of urbanization here is truly astounding.
That urbanization trend will impact the investment and consumption outlook for years to come.
It said the financial sector, urbanization, state ownership and innovation were key areas for reforms.
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Urbanization, which boosts economic output by three percentage points a year, is the key here.
So there is urbanization within Chongqing itself, with the urban component now standing at about 46%.
Rio is betting on rapid urbanization to drive demand for steel and thus iron ore.
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Others say that some of the enthusiasm for urbanization is already priced into some stocks.
Still, many Chinese and Western economists and demographers say that urbanization can be a double-edged sword.
But urbanization trends, and rising incomes bode well for housing long term, Li says.
There is reason to believe that like urbanization, virtualization creates generalized returns to scale.
Perhaps the most pernicious economic effect of a declining population will be on urbanization.
Its rapid urbanization, expansion of education, and rising housing costs all will contribute to this process.
There is still more good news: urbanization is still has a long way to go.
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Woo is also hopeful about China because of urbanization and the spread of high-speed rail.
Santai is but one example of the urbanization that is taking place all over China.
Urbanization could not have occurred as rapidly without mass steel production enabling skyscraper construction.
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The UNWTO credits rapid urbanization, rising disposable incomes and the relaxation of government restrictions on foreign travel.
Tremendous population growth, changes in government policies, development of new technologies, urbanization trends work the same way.
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The build-out in real estate continues as China assumes the urbanization trend has years to play out.
Architects have a powerful role to play in solving some of society's most pressing issues, like urbanization.
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The city also became a lab experiment in planning as the central government sought to speed urbanization.
However, urbanization is not the only significant characteristic of changes in the spatial distribution of the population.
The China economic miracle of the last two decades has put emphasis on economic development and urbanization.
Water shortages, dust bowls and urbanization have cut China's agricultural land base by 10% in the past decade.
She noted that due to increasing urbanization, future choices and policies will be central to sustainable development success.
First, rapid and massive urbanization: hundreds of millions of people are migrating to cities for better lives.
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Many eventually went into real estate, where demand was also good because of rapid urbanization and demographic change.
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