With 193 333 inhabitants, Braga faces the challenge of a fast-paced urbanisation based on economic growth, which took a toll on citizens’ quality of life.
With around 350,000 inhabitants, and more than one million in its metropolitan area, Bilbao is the most populated and important city in Euskadi (Basque Country). It is known worldwide for the central role that culture has played in its urban regeneration.
Gunsan,a port city, is a logistics hub for Northeast Asian countries and a sea trade gateway to the Yellow Sea. The city recently experienced a big industrial crisis with several shut downs.
Pinhal Novo is a town as well as a parish of the municipality of Palmela in the district of Setúbal in Portugal, with an area of 55,84 km2 and 27,010 inhabitants. It was over many years a place through which various routes passed.
Siheung-si, with a population of about 570 000, has vast land, ecological resources and an important natural heritage. However, the development of the city was restricted due to its designation as a greenbelt zone.
The Flower Fair is a tradition of the former town of San Ángel, located in the south west of Mexico City (now part of the city), which has been celebrated for 165 years.
Malmö is Sweden’s third largest and fastest growing city, with a relatively young population of 350 000+ residents, roughly half of whom are under the age of 35.
The municipality of El Carmen de Viboral is a part of the department of Antioquia, Colombia, located in the eastern region.
Trois-Rivières is the regional capital and ninth largest city in Quebec with a population of 142,598. Its prosperity has long been based on the manufacturing and paper industry, which experienced a crisis in the 1990s.
Longueuil is the most urbanized area in the southern suburbs of Montreal, with a population of 252,000.