25 years from now, two out of every three people on the planet will live in urban areas.
What will these cities look like?
Will they be resilient, sustainable, equitable?
With Urban Futures, a new global initiative from Economist Impact,
we examine how cities can flourish in a world of rapid transformation.
Because the cities of the future won't just be where we live, they'll shape how we live.
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