1. 11:37 30th Jun 2012

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    A Reality-Based Look at the City of the (Near) Future By 2050, seven out of every ten people on Earth will live in cities. Compared to the beginning of the 20th century, when just 20 percent lived in urban settings, the increase is staggering. This rapid urbanization coupled with the population explosion that will see 8.9 billion people living on the planet in 2050 presents the challenge of more total humans and a higher percentage of them flocking to cities to find a better life. So, what is the city of the future and what is the future of cities? Txchnologist asked a few leading thinkers to give their impression of what future cities in 50-100 years will be like. (via Bye Bye, Jetsons: Engineers and Consultants Offer A Reality-Based Future | Txchnologist) (ht futurist.com, ht The Futures Agency)

    A Reality-Based Look at the City of the (Near) Future

    By 2050, seven out of every ten people on Earth will live in cities. Compared to the beginning of the 20th century, when just 20 percent lived in urban settings, the increase is staggering.

    This rapid urbanization coupled with the population explosion that will see 8.9 billion people living on the planet in 2050 presents the challenge of more total humans and a higher percentage of them flocking to cities to find a better life. So, what is the city of the future and what is the future of cities?

    Txchnologist asked a few leading thinkers to give their impression of what future cities in 50-100 years will be like.

    (via Bye Bye, Jetsons: Engineers and Consultants Offer A Reality-Based Future | Txchnologist)

    (ht futurist.com, ht The Futures Agency)

     
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