Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainab Science and Technology for Sustainabilit Policy and Global Affairs
Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the worlda (TM)s population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globea (TM)s economic activity and offered social mobility and economic prosperity to millions by clustering creative, innovative, and educated individuals and organizations. Clustering populations, however, can compound both positive and negative conditions, with many modern urban areas experiencing growing inequality, debility, and environmental degradation.
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Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the worlda (TM)s population lives in urban areas, with t...