Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Around the globe, the last decade has seen an unprecedented mobilization from civil society to ensure more accountability and transparency from local governments. In this context, crowdsourcing and participatory…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Urban density and our close proximity to fellow residents within cities makes them hubs for interaction. The importance of these interactions cannot be underestimated as evidenced by the consequences…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Over the next 15 years, the number of urbanites in global cities is expected to rise by 1.5 billion people. There is a pressing need to increase the efficiency…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Decision makers and builders from greenfield cities across several continents took to the stage together to discuss the future for the world’s newest cities. The panel, moderated by Caspar…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Cities are becoming more intelligent as new technologies produce ever more refined data, allowing us to map the needs of urbanites in real time. More than ever before, cities…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. “Entrepreneurship is as old as our species,” said Dayo Olopade, author of The Bright Continent, as she opened the discussion on how a startup community benefits the city as…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Reducing CO2 emissions in urban transport is key to fighting climate change. Sixty percent of global transport emissions come from cities, while transport accounts for nearly 15% of global…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. City governments and public service providers must be able to efficiently meet the ever-changing needs of their citizens, whether it is a sudden, new phenomenon or a gradual trend.…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. When we think of urbanization, the world’s great megacities are the first to jump to mind. Yet, it is second, third and fourth-tier cities that most of the new…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. The master plan for Songdo International Business District (IBD) has set new standards in urban wellbeing and sustainability, both of which were at the heart of design process from…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Despite its positive impact on the global economy, urbanization has deepened endemic inequality, as well as spatial, social and economic exclusion. Empowering cities and their citizens is crucial to…
Jul 19, 2017
This post is part of our Thriving Cities discussion series, following the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit in Incheon Songdo, South Korea in June 2017. Public spaces are the heart of a city, where human interactions, leisure, culture and the arts intersect. Animating those public spaces requires thinking, planning and collaboration. How can we…
