Rapid growth in several cities along the Pearl River Delta has made a Chinese megacity larger and more populous than any other urban area in the world.
Published Sep 15, 2015
Nearly 10 percent of Brazil’s population lives in São Paulo, which ranks as the tenth largest city in the world.
Published Jul 9, 2014
Large and wealthy cities have the biggest carbon footprints.
Published Apr 11, 2019
In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
Published Sep 30, 2019
Acquired in 1989 and 2009, these images show rapid development of Chandler, Arizona, a “boomburb.”
Published Jan 10, 2010
The human landscape of Arabian cities stands out clearly when you see the lights.
Published Dec 30, 2013
This pair of images shows explosively growing suburbs—“boomburbs”—north of Dallas, Texas.
Published Feb 7, 2010
Astronaut photographs from the Gemini era and from the space shuttle reveal tremendous growth.
Published Sep 16, 2001
The bright lights of Shanghai’s city center and the distinctive new skyscrapers that form the skyline along the Pudong district make for spectacular night viewing from space.
Published Apr 16, 2012
For the past few decades, Africans have been moving from rural areas into cities, seeking work. The continent’s urban population has skyrocketed. Nairobi is a prime example of that migration, with its population pushing upward and its boundaries pushing outward.
Published Sep 30, 2016
From the wreckage of World War II, Poles rebuilt a part of their 800-year history in the midst of a thoroughly modern city.
Published Mar 4, 2014
