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In less than two decades
another 10 per cent of the world’s population will be city-dwellers. How can planners deal with this
trend and other serious pressures on the urban environment?
Planners in the Gulf need a holistic approach to cope with the diversifying economies, rising populations, extreme weather and infrastructure co-ordination challenges that lie ahead.
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Today’s masterplanners are faced with burgeoning global populations, the uncertainties of climate change and the breakneck growth of emerging economies. On this volatile stage, they are finding ways to combine innovative and inspiring design with essential sustainability and functionality.
Rising incomes and populations worldwide are altering the shape of the modern landscape. Planners are looking ahead to the city of tomorrow.
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Research on extreme weather systems and coastal floods over the past decade paints a disturbing picture of what rising global temperatures could mean for the world’s cities.
GOVERNMENTS AND PLANNERS MUST WALK A VERY FINE LINE, SUSTAINABLE URBAN GROWTH AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER
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From China to Panama, economic zones combining tax incentives and planning breaks are turning underdeveloped areas into thriving commercial hubs.
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