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Urban infrastructure grows more slowly than population, global analysis finds

As cities grow in population, they grow proportionally in terms of infrastructure—new buildings, paved streets and parking lots. Or so says conventional wisdom. However, a new study by a team of New York University researchers dispels this thinking.

Urban infrastructure grows more slowly than population, global analysis finds
Image: Phys.org
As cities grow in population, they grow proportionally in terms of infrastructure—new buildings, paved streets and parking lots. Or so says conventional wisdom. However, a new study by a team of New York University researchers dispels this thinking.

Originally published at Phys.org

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