Population, Urbanization, Environment, and Security: A Summary of the Issues
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Environmental Change and Security Program
To understand the critical linkages between urbanization, public health and habitat, the environment, population growth, and international security, this article highlights the trends in urban growth, particularly in the developing world, and their potential to affect the international community. Issues addressed include migration to urban centers, the immediate environmental and health impacts of urban pollution on developing country cities, and the link between crime and security.
Author
Ellen M Brennan-Galvin
Fellow;
Chief, Population Policy Section, United Nations Population Division
Chief, Population Policy Section, United Nations Population Division
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more
