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Mega-Cities Talks at Harvard Symposium on “Slums: New Visions for an Enduring Global Phenomenon”
Great to be among colleagues from around the world at this 3-day event sponsored by the Lincoln Institute, the Joint Center and the Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Why Fixing Slums is Key to the Future of Cities | What Happens Next | Retro Report
In the latest installment of our “What Happens Next” series examining the future of society we visit Medellin, Colombia — a city that has reinvented itself over the past few decades, and turned its violent past into a sustainable future. This series is released in collaboration with Quartz
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These will be the world’s megacities in 2030 | World Economic Forum
Nice to see that all of our MCP cities are still on the list, but the projected order has some real surprises.
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The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDG: SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
It’s good to see that someone is keeping track!
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The megacities of the future will be in Africa and India, none in Europe
A study by the Global Cities Institute highlights the demographic trends in the world’s largest cities. In 2100 all megacities will be in Africa, India and Southeast Asia. None will be in Europe, Americas or China. The most populous will be Lagos, Nigeria, with 88 million inhabitants.
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‘What About the People?’ and Sustainable Community Development in Rio, Part 1—Defining Resilience [BOOK REVIEW]