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"In the next 10 years, globally, just as many people are going to urbanise as in the last decade," iron ore division chief Simon Trott told journalists.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2023

Giving evidence to Parliament's Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Lord Deben said: "The pressures to urbanise the countryside are largely antagonistic to dealing with climate change."

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021

As populations urbanise, they have always moved up the food chain, making the transition from diets largely based on grains and vegetable staples to ones in which meat, dairy, fats and sugars feature more prominently.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2019

At the same time, across the developing world, a slower and more complex process is underway, as populations age and urbanise and move indoors to work.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2018

It is seen as a product of China's drive to industrialise and urbanise, with thousands of industrial parks built with land from dispossessed farmers.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2016