Browsing: Harnessing technology for inclusive city planning

City planning future cities
  • Over 68% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas in 2050 up from the current 55%.
  • However, poor living conditions are worsening with about 1.1 billion people worldwide residing in informal settlements or slums.
  • Furthermore, another 318 million people are either homeless or at risk of homelessness globally.

As the world grapples with the unprecedented pace of urbanization, the role of city planning has never been more critical. As populations surge, housing shortages bite harder, and the impacts of climate change manifest in increasingly severe ways, the traditional paradigms of city planning are being challenged like never before.

As projections indicate that over 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050, the imperative need for visionary city planning has never been clearer, Dr. Erfan Ali, Chief of Staff at UN-Habitat, Nairobi, told delegates at a forum on Future Cities at …