The new report also highlighted the fact that rural poverty was now more dispersed than previously, something it said was reinforced by a mistaken belief that poverty was an urban problem.
Rats trying to keep their feet dry are moving into urban areas creating a problem for residents.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Urban sprawl is a problem that Americans could easily solve, concludes a report on sprawl recently released by the Sierra Club.
One problem with urban kayaking is that the people running the tours are often the only ones in the group with any real experience on the water.
"In many ways, this project is all about the environment -- not just in how we preserve our historic skyline, but how we prevent the serious problem of urban sprawl into the countryside, " he says.
Urban sprawl is part of the problem, say researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Even in cities considered relatively safe, compared with other urban areas, pickpocketing is a problem.
Chances are you are at least somewhat aware of the growing water scarcity problem, particularly for urban populations.
But the larger problem is that rapid urban growth has overwhelmed existing prisons, courts, defence lawyers and police.
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But crashes that occur when vehicles travel at lower driving speeds in American urban neighborhoods are also a major problem, a new report found.
It is slowly becoming a widespread social problem, particularly in urban areas, one which India still has not got to grips with, our correspondent says.
Another problem: the government envisages urban workers retiring on nearly 60% of their final wage.
The knock is that higher frequencies have trouble penetrating buildings but with enough repeaters that problem dissipates, especially in dense urban markets where demand is the greatest.
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China's roaring growth driven by urban investment and exports has helped contain this problem.
The currency depreciation and slump in demand have hammered many families' real incomes especially in urban areas but hunger has been less of a problem than feared.
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What this problem should highlight for anyone is the clear disparities in urban and suburban school districts, and how we have an education system that is unequal, unfair and not equitable.
Matson's story is a reminder of a growing problem in many of the nation's busy, sprawling urban landscapes: More people are using bikes for transportation amid a culture and infrastructure designed for automobiles.
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Ilex, the urban regeneration company, said it has technicians on site this week to resolve the problem.
Part of the problem is that the rebels are failing to win hearts and minds among the urban middle class in Aleppo.
This problem of landless peasants is likely to grow as more land is set aside for urban and industrial development.
"My main issue is that obesity is such a huge problem in the black community, " said Jerry Barrow, senior editor of The Urban Daily.com.
In Connecticut, where utility rates are the highest in the U.S. after Hawaii, residents who once adored living in an urban forest are getting increasingly frustrated by massive power failures that many fear could become a chronic problem.
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Areas which have been particularly badly hit include those parts of the country where unemployment has traditionally been a problem for all age groups, such as north and south Wales, Northern Ireland, and urban areas including Liverpool and Birmingham.
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