# Urban infrastructure grows more slowly than population, global analysis finds

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T20:40:10+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-urban-infrastructure-slowly-population-global.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/urban-infrastructure-grows-more-slowly-than-population-global-analysis-a29ab4/

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.

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