That cities are attracting more people is nothing new, noted urban specialist Philipp Rode, who runs London-based research center LSE Cities. “People move to cities to live and work because they’re a solution: They significantly reduce the amount of movement and space required to do anything,” he said. “But the absolute increase in population, the millions coming into cities — that’s unprecedented.”The shift is creating significant challenges for many cities already at risk from worsening climate change and rising inequality, with the race on to house swelling populations and tackle homelessness. Yet as the world transforms rapidly, “cities will have to innovate like never before,” she said. GOING UNDERGROUNDFrom Singapore to sub-Saharan Africa, cities are running out of space to house swelling populations.

Source: Taipei Times October 19, 2019 15:56 UTC