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Urban expansion in China's Pearl River Delta. Gray areas were urbanized in 2000; red areas were urbanized by 2010. © World Bank
EAST ASIA
New Data on East Asia’s Massive Urbanization
East Asia's urban population grew by 200 million between 2000 and 2010, according to newly released data. China’s Pearl River Delta overtook Tokyo to become the world’s largest urban area, with 42 million people. A new platform lets users with no GIS experience access, analyze, and share urban data.Read More »
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