Cities
Mile high superscrappers, nature-inspired architecture, smart urbanization—this page covers the trends and news that will guide the future of cities.
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https://www.ips-journal.eu/regions/global/article/show/antifragile-states-and-global-cities-3879/
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International Politics and Society
How globalisation has allowed small states to become major players and big cities to outgrow their nation-states
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same
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Bloomberg
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46880468
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BBC
How 3D software supercharged with real-time data can simulate complex designs before they're built.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-26/italy-joins-china-belt-and-road-initiative-as-france-signs-deals/10935476
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ABC News
Chinese President Xi Jinping is wrapping up his first trip to Europe this year after enlisting Italy to its Belt and Road Initiative and signing multi-billion-dollar deals with France.
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/06/china-new-silk-road-explainer/
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WE Forum
It's perhaps the biggest infrastructure project the world has ever see. It's also controversial. So why is China doing it?
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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Algorithmic and AI-based traffic management can be a potential panacea to ease global real-time traffic congestions.
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http://seattletransitblog.com/2011/04/01/initiative-to-tie-property-taxes-density/
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Seattle Transit Blog
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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http://www.curbed.com/2016/2/25/11114222/how-driverless-cars-can-reshape-our-cities
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Curbed
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https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/russias-relationship-china-grows-slowly
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Stratfor
Major deals between the countries are moving at a glacial pace, in part because of changing economic conditions.
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Some major cities are now implementing free public transportation, citing social and mobility equality as main motivators.
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https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/67065/is-china-making-pakistan-a-client-state-with-its-debt-book-diplomacy/
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Tribune
If things go along the current trajectory, “cooperation” with China will become much less voluntary in the near...
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http://smartcitiescouncil.com/article/cities-want-get-smarter-so-why-it-taking-so-long-what-you-can-do-move-faster
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Smart Cities Council
Most cities and utilities see the smart cities transformation as truly revolutionary. But despite that, the latest Black & Veatch survey finds they’re moving slower in that direction. Learn about the obstacles they see in their way and how you can leap over them so you don’t get left behind.
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https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/43ejdm/canada-has-a-broken-housing-system-and-it-has-fucked-over-millennials
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Vice
Damn, it was good to be a Boomer.
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https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/chinas-place-global-order?login=1
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Stratfor
What will China's role be in the international order five, 10 or 15 years from now? For the foreseeable future, China will remain one of the few states credibly challenging the political, economic and military supremacy of the United States and the legitimacy of the U.S.-designed and -led international order.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/seawalls-cities-cost-climate-change.html
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New York Times
As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
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https://www.governing.com/community/How-Cities-Lost-Control-of-the-Urban-Tech-Revolution.html
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Governing
As the "smart city" movement has progressed through three distinct waves, local governments have found themselves increasingly struggling to manage the changes that alter many aspects of urban life.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/major-us-cities-will-face-unprecedente-climates-2050/
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National Geographic
New York, San Francisco, and Washington are among the 17 U.S. cities that will soon face unprecedented weather.
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The pandemic has highlighted the convenient ways bicycles provide safe and cheap transport, and the trend is not stopping any time soon.
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https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/public-sector/the-promise-of-smart-rural-communities.html
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Deloitte
Can the promise of smart cities be extended to rural areas as well? Improving connectivity in these areas is a necessary first step to unlocking new economic value.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpjgHLN4YQI
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Sky-high housing prices. Rising inequality. Segregation. Gentrification. The back-to-the-city movement that has revitalized urban areas and driven growth als...
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Public information portals are being used to increase the accountability and transparency of government agencies.
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Urban metaverses are virtual reality environments that can be used to improve service delivery and citizen experiences.