There is a global quest for urban innovation that enables cities to grow in ways that optimize space, enhance livability, and reduce the pressure on natural resources. Society is now acutely aware of major global environmental challenges. Climate change, pollution, desertification, and deforestation and biodiversity loss are topics frequently discussed worldwide. However, less commonly recognized are the profound implications of the thousands of new cities we will need to construct this century to accommodate the projected surge in the global population.
A time to be bold and think big on urbanization
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There is a global quest for urban innovation that enables cities to grow in ways that optimize space, enhance livability, and reduce the pressure on natural resources.
When Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb stated during this week’s UN Tourism General Assembly in Riyadh that…
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This truly global of cities is aspiring to be more than just about tall skylines and large airports
