Global Future City: What Does it Look Like?
Imagine a city of the future. Can you see futuristic houses, flying cars and robots doing all the work? Almost half of the world’s population currently lives in cities and by 2050 that number is projected to increase to 75%, but what kind of city will they be living in? No-one really knows what the future brings, but what is the current global agenda for the future of cities? How is the concept of Smart Cities conceptualized by the main industry players?
Across the world, policy makers and businesses are considering and strategizing both for the future of individual cities, and for the future of national or even international systems of cities. Meet experts from the industry and research together, in one place, discussing why the future of cities has been a growing agenda, what the key sector players think about the future of cities and what the current corporate and academic plans regarding future global cities are.