Future of MegaCities

Posted by Dr. James Canton on November 24, 2009 under Uncategorized | Read the First Comment

Over 50% of the planet lives in MegCities today. We are forecasting over 65% by 2025. Part of the mobile migration is about jobs. 1,000 years ago it was security, safety even culture. We will need to get much better at feeding and providing basic services for the next 200 megaCities that will emerge. From energy to health care, the next Mfloating_city_22nd_centuryegaCities, that is 10 million or more people will need care and nurturing well beyond the planetary logistics we know of today.

At the Institute for Global Futures we have been working with corporations and governments to better understand the needs of the future and how tomorrow’s MegaCities will demand an entirely new narrative about culture, business, communications and interaction.

  • Chelsea said,

    Wow, this rendering is lovely. I hope that as cities expand the build environment will take into consideration the beauty that the urban world can add, instead of a utilitarian approach to housing the most people in the least space.

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