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Adding Value in Urbanization

Every so often, I’m reminded that we’re living in the future. One such “wow” moment was last week, when I attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center’s Global Corporate Citizenship Conference. The conference kicked off with a panel on “Issues and Opportunities in Urban Development,” discussing the future of our planet’s cities in the face of a new wave of urbanization. The 20th century saw a global shift toward urbanization – a trend which has only increased in the new century. My colleague Kitty Potter wrote recently that the global population has doubled in just 50 years – and more and more are leaving rural and suburban regions in favor of cities.
Posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 By Andrea Shatzman
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Approaching 7 Billion

On Monday, my 4 year old came home from kindergarten and announced, “Mum, today is World Population Day.” Given I have spent the better part of this year delving into critical global issues – urbanization, vulnerable communities, the impacts of climate change to name a few – this seemed to be the sort of world calendar event I should know about.
Posted on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 By Kitty Potter
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