Megacities: Five of the World’s ‘Biggest’ Cities
As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we're not just talking about population... read more
As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we're not just talking about population... read more
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Could our children be happier with less material wealth? Could we ourselves be happy if next year’s income is lower than this year’s? In most advanced economies today, average incomes, except for the top earners, are shrinking, and even a good education is no longer a guarantee for a prosperous life. |
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Last week we hosted another #citytalk tweetchat with the New Cities Foundation on the topic of Future Cities. With the world urbanising, current cities are growing and many new cities are being built. But will the future of the world be led by megacities? |
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For the first time ever, the majority of the world’s population live in cities. And though Asian megacities get plenty of coverage, what makes a city varies wildly. So rather than thinking BIG, here’s five of the world’s ‘smallest’ cities. |
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As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we’re not just talking about population sizes. As This Big City kicks off a fortnight of themed posts on Megacities and Microcities, what better way to start than by taking a look at five of the world’s ‘biggest’ cities? |
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Mulling over human and social capital – ie the value that humans possess and how it can be tapped into – is likely not very high on your agenda during a morning bus ride. What if something changed that? |
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Architecture events are growing in popularity, bringing fun and excitement to processes that can be slow and difficult for the public to engage with. Though dismissed by some as having little value, such events can have a depth and complexity that allows them to make a valuable contribution to urban development. |
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Transhistoria is a self-guided two-hour walk through “stillspots” in Jackson Heights, Queens. Each stillspot features somebody reciting stories from Queens-based writers, addressing urbanity’s darker aspects. This slideshow documents a recent visit to Transhistoria. |
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The concept or idea of a New or Future City can be unsettling, perhaps even unappealing. Because surely, a new City without history, without an established culture, or relevance in the brand space of the New Yorks, Londons and Berlins of this world, cannot be considered a real city. Or can it? |