📅 30 October 2024
Online
Participants can join an online launch event to explore how information on population and human settlements can help tackle a broad spectrum of societal challenges.
Buildings, cities, and population: for over 20 years, the Joint Research Centre has been mapping the human presence on Earth from space. This new edition of the Atlas of the Human Planet offers an unprecedented 50-year perspective on population growth and urbanization trends across the world.
The online event will:
- Unveil the atlas’ main findings. These include new insights on population growth, city development predictions, and the challenges of urbanization and sustainable development
- Explore how the atlas can inform security, environmental, and socio-economic policies. We will explore the spatial dynamics of demography, identify areas of concentration for people and resources, and uncover opportunities and challenges for the EU
