Since the late 1990s, remotely sensed night-time lights (NTL) satellite imagery has been
shown to correlate with socioeconomic parameters including urbanization, economic …

The urban condition is today being radically transformed. Urban restructuring is
accelerating, new urban spaces are being consolidated, and new forms of urbanization are …

'This is the book our children's children will thank us for reading'–The Edge, U2 How can we
be good ancestors? From the first seeds sown thousands of years ago, to the construction of …

Some pundits claim cyber weaponry is the most important military innovation in decades, a
transformative new technology that promises a paralyzing first-strike advantage difficult for …

For years, pundits have trumpeted the earthshattering changes that big data and smart
networks will soon bring to our cities. But what if cities have long been built for intelligence …

Leading Cities is a global review of the state of city leadership and urban governance today.
Drawing on research into 202 cities in 100 countries, the book provides a broad …

We live in the era of the knowledge-based economy, and this has major implications for the
ways in which states, cities and even supranational political units are spatially planned …

The rise of China was closely associated with the strategic opportunity offered by a wave of
globalization dating from the 1970s. As China grew, western growth was not restored. Soon …

Despite the increasing relevance of cross-border flows of goods, capital and people in
shaping risks and opportunities today, we still live in a “bordered” world, where the nation …

Развитие беспроводных технологий и цифровой инфраструктуры радикальным
образом изменяет отношения индивидов со своей средой обитания и друг с другом …