For the past two decades or more, urbanisation in China has come relatively easily.
At the same time, dwindling farmlands and, especially in China, urbanisation are curbing supply.
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Assuming demand holds up of course: and there the big determinant is the urbanisation of China.
The party will also have to work harder to sustain the urbanisation that has fuelled the economy.
The demographic surge has been accompanied by rapid urbanisation: seven out of ten Iranians now live in cities.
Higher incomes and urbanisation, combined with falling food prices, have boosted meat and milk consumption in developing countries.
Meanwhile, the lack of exercise, Mr Rivera argues, is a symptom of rapid urbanisation over the past 30 years.
Family planning and urbanisation have reduced net population growth from 2.8% a year in the 1980s to 2.1% today.
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As our article explains, many water problems have global causes: population growth, climate change, urbanisation and, especially, changing diets.
The authority said it did not have a "disproportionate number of homeless households compared to similar boroughs of size and urbanisation".
The amount of waste that countries produce tends to grow in tandem with their economies, and especially with the rate of urbanisation.
Others insist that urbanisation is the only way to protect open lands.
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Urbanisation will continue to drive China forward, moving people from the countryside to the cities like Wuhan where they can earn more.
His story of urbanisation begins, not surprisingly, with the industrial revolution when populations shifted and increased, exacerbating problems of housing and crime.
Increased urbanisation means that cities will have to find smart solutions to ensure they run smoothly and have minimal impact on the environment.
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Furthermore, the pattern of warming globally doesn't resemble the pattern of urbanisation, with the greatest warming seen in the Arctic and northern high latitudes.
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Like Japan then, China today has a strong demand for housing, fuelled by fast growth and rapid urbanisation, and a tolerable exposure to debt.
There was a warning too, by councillor Alwyn Gruffydd, that the signs would lead to the 'urbanisation' of the rural environment within the national park.
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It also responds to the rapid expansion urbanisation of the past 100 years that often leads governments to call for quick solutions for human settlement.
Although Chinese cities have expanded quickly, the country's urbanisation rate of 52.6 per cent is still below that of countries at similar levels of development.
Mr Go reckons that urbanisation could be as low as 25%, based on data from the Global Rural Urban Mapping Project, a global population map.
Population growth, urbanisation and climate change are putting stress on the quantity and quality of water supplies, a concern for businesses that rely on water.
They will help meet the ravenous needs of China's hectic urbanisation.
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Some states, such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu, have good public services and social indicators despite slow urbanisation, but resisting it also comes at a price.
The Chinese brewing industry is now growing at a rate of 13% per year, helped by the country's fast-growing economy and greater urbanisation in its eastern cities.
On this analysis, Glasgow is still feeling the after-effects of a particularly sudden industrial revolution in the 19th century, when rapid urbanisation cramped workers into unsanitary housing.
Despite growing urbanisation, fishing by traditional methods remains a vital occupation, a key part of the country's economy - and just as important, a way of life.
The Great Depression and two World Wars shook the continent to its core, and rapid industrialisation and urbanisation saw the need for space in cities at a premium.
Among a broad range of recommended reforms, the OECD drew particular attention to China's urbanisation push, saying the government needed to focus on building larger, more productive cities.
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