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Transition in Cities

December 15, 2020October 20, 2016 by Chris Nelder

It is widely assumed that the ongoing migration of rural peoples to mega-cities all over the world will help reduce humanity’s per-capita energy footprint, while giving people a higher standard of living and accelerating energy transition.

Categories Energy Tags carbon footprint, energy transition, megacities, Urban Design Leave a comment

Requiem for the Imperial City

December 15, 2020June 23, 2016 by Chris Smaje

Might it be time for policymakers to start thinking about ways of trimming back the hyperdevelopment of large cities like London in service of wider interests?

Categories Act: Inspiration, Economy Tags building resilient cities, megacities, urban hinterlands Leave a comment

Broke, crowded & hot: Top 3 reasons to flee big cities

December 15, 2020July 5, 2013 by Erik Curren

It’s a staple of summer disaster flicks: the scene of a panicked populace trying to get the hell out of Dodge.

Categories Society Tags air pollution, climate change, economic contraction, megacities, peak oil Leave a comment

Too big to flood? Megacities face future of major storm risk

December 15, 2020December 18, 2012 by Bruce Stutz

As economic activity and populations continue to expand in coastal urban areas, particularly in Asia, hundreds of trillions of dollars of infrastructure, industrial and office buildings, and homes are increasingly at risk from intensifying storms and rising sea levels.

Categories Environment Tags climate change, megacities, sea level rise Leave a comment

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