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Voluntary programs are all the rage. From ratcheting up cybersecurity to fighting obesity, firms in the United States and elsewhere voluntarily make pledges to do better than governmental regulation. Firms…
The world’s population could reach almost 10 billion by 2050. Most people will live in cities. To accommodate an additional 3 billion people, we’ll need to build the equivalent of one new city, that can…
My future city contains flying cars, shimmering architecture and vertical parks. Yours is probably different, but whether you’ve thought about it or not you’ll definitely have some conception, some image…
Ten themes shape the dilemmas, challenges and opportunities for the 21st-century city. Each relates to how we live and shape our places. The tradition of urban living, of urbanity, focuses both on the…
Future cities, where infrastructure adapts to our needs, offer are an enticing prospect. But who is in the driving seat as these urban developments crop up around the world? We need to make sure that the…
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Futurist, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Urban Design, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Design (People, Places, Products), Lancaster University
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Interim Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Professor of Urban Creative Design, Beijing DeTao Masters Academy
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Professor of Organisation Studies, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Operations Management, University of Leeds
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Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Governance, Australian National University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
