Small towns are bigger than we think

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Fewer than one percent of the global population live in truly remote hinterlands, sharpening the need for better understanding of how urban forms impact food systems and development opportunities, according to ground-breaking new research by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the University of Twente. Smaller cities and towns and their catchment areas play an outsized role in how people pursue livelihoods, especially in low-income countries where they are home to two-thirds of the population.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news