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The Future of the City: Balancing Competition and Accountability
Lede: With rapid urbanization and an ensuing competition for resources, local governance will be a key component of future cities' ability to thrive. Ajit Mohan argues that their success will depend...
View ArticleThe Future of the City: Thought Leadership Forum
April 23, 2012 - 6:30pmLede: With over half the world’s population already living in cities, urban problems will become, almost by definition, national and international problems. Cities will become...
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The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla: A Political Salon with David Kilcullen
October 2, 2013 - 6:00pmLede: In this Political Salon, David Kilcullen offers a roadmap through complex security threats that looks towards collaborations interweaving the insight only locals can...
View ArticleWhen Computers Take Over The City
January 30, 2014 - 6:00pmLede: In our mega-urbanized, mega-digitized world, cities around the globe are deploying technology to address both the timeless challenges of government and the mounting...
View ArticleEmergent Cities
The planet’s urban population is projected to double by mid-century to seven billion, equal to its total population now, as urban land cover triples in sprawl. Most of this unprecedented growth will...
View ArticleWhat Can Detroit Learn From Nairobi?
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Strategizing Urban Policies for the Anthropocene
Lede: The current era is often referred to as the Anthropocene Age, characterized by humans’ capricious manipulation of the environment. Glenn Robert Erikson introduces a five-part series on...
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Strategies for Urban Ecology
Lede: History is littered with civilizations whose cities suffered ecological collapse. Glenn Robert Erikson argues that today’s civilizations must learn from these mistakes and address...
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Strategies for Urban Regimes
Lede: From spatial segregation to the expansion of slums to increasing refugee populations, urban governments urgently need to address an array of challenges. Glenn Robert Erikson explains that...
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Strategies for an Urban Cultural Life
Lede: A city must support its citizens’ personal freedoms, health, relationships, and job satisfaction in order to thrive. To conclude his five-part series on urban strategies for the anthropocene...
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