The power of proximity: The complex story of 21st century cities

The Power of Proximity: the complex story of 21st century cities’ notes that an increasing percentage of the world population lives in cities, leading to the growth of megacities of 10M plus.
Mature cities are 20th century boom towns, stable, affluent, with aging populations and high debt. Rising cities are 21st century boom towns, dynamic, with high Gen X populations and rising income. Emerging cities have growing populations, are chaotic, optimistic, often politically or socially unstable and struggle with infrastructure. Urban dwellers tend to be richer, and connected by mobile technology. But the proximity of rich and poor leads to complex social questions....

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