What will our cities look like in 2050? We ask an architect and urban planner to answer just that. Plus: a listed building comes of age in London, and part…
These are, namely, that a city is an institution indispensable for peacefully coordinating the plans of myriad, self-interested strangers with imperfect knowledge; that a city is a natural unit of economic analysis, the principal locus of innovation, a system of organized complexity, and a spontan...
In 2012, half of the world’s population lived in cities. Thelatest predictionsnow suggest that by 2050 this figure will be up to 70%, equating to six billion people. The figure is unsurprising when taking into account that 80% of the world’s wealth is produced by cities. In fact, ...
Well, I suppose managing a city is quite a challenge – which is the subject of today's show: cities of the future – an important subject as so many of us now live in urban areas. I want to start with our quiz question: What is the pe...
This paper explores people's aspirations for cities of the future. It examines the city aspirations of those who live in Britain's two largest cities, London and Birmingham. Set within the context of national and international commitments to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2050, people's asp...
Four major forces are shaping cities of the future. How can they thrive in the face of challenges and change? (PDF-5 MB) The world faces unprecedented rates of urban expansion. According to the United Nations, 55 percent of the global population currently lives in cities. By 2050,...
And the technology will keep (6) (advance) rapidly.According to Bill Michell,the late director of MIT Media Lab's Smart Cities research group,cities of the future won't look like"some sort of science- fiction fantasy" or "Star Trek",but virtual reality will change (7) we live.Self-dri...
cities are overcrowded and environmentally stressed. And, unfortunately, most of the growth is occurring in urban centers ill-equipped for the pace of change. The world's first cities grew up in what is now Iraq, on the plains of Mesopotam...
The future of mobility Some of the biggest problems facing cities of the future are automotive related. For instance, the transportation sector accounts for 29% of the nation’s energy consumption, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Global emissions from electricity and tr...
In a word, the house of the future should be eco-friendly and a comfortable place to live in. Yours, Future Li Hua 结果一 题目 第二节 (共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分) What will our cities be like in 2050? How much will artificial intelligence advance? Some scientists 56....