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Bricks, concrete, and asphalt – the building blocks from which cities are made – absorb much more heat from the sun than vegetation does in the countryside.

Today, the fastest-growing cities are in Asia.

But, while celebrity activists warn about the impending doom posed by climate change, a more realistic view is offered by these cities’ ability to cope.

Despite dramatic increases over the past 50 or 100 years, these cities have not come tumbling down.

Of course, cities also will be hit by temperature increases from CO2, in addition to further warming from urban heat islands.

In the next 15 years, the world’s cities are set to grow dramatically, becoming home to 60% of the world’s 8.5 billion people.

How those cities are designed will matter for both the environment and the economy.

The two cities have a similar number of residents, but Atlanta’s transport-related carbon-dioxide emissions exceed Barcelona’s by a factor of six.

Compact, well-connected cities that feature efficient public transportation systems – cities like Barcelona – are healthier and more sustainable.

Moreover, the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate estimates that such cities could reduce capital requirements for urban infrastructure by more than $3 trillion over the next 15 years.

Cutting-edge technological developments – in renewable energy and hybrid or electric vehicles, for example – will be indispensable in building these cities (and, more broadly, a clean and efficient economy).

On a micro level, the masks commonly worn in heavily polluted cities, such as in China, are a visible sign of the need for change.

But the “Northern Powerhouse” initiative to revive cities in the UK’s north has obscured a reduction in regional aid, which over the last six years has fallen to just £2 billion ($2.5 billion) annually.

Humanity needs to learn new ways to produce and use low-carbon energy, grow food sustainably, build livable cities, and manage the global commons of oceans, biodiversity, and the atmosphere.

If harnessed properly, user-generated data can help planners build cities that are more in tune with people’s actual needs.

When combined with data from government sources – such as information on air quality, traffic patterns, crime, or health statistics – user-generated information can lead to more sustainable cities.

Today, roughly half of the world’s population lives in cities, but cities account for approximately 75% of global carbon dioxide emissions, which are largely attributable to transportation.

In many parts of the world, twentieth-century urban development strategies created sprawling, car-centered cities; but accelerating rates of urbanization have made this approach unsustainable.

Meanwhile, China is able to adopt a modern version of Mao’s strategy to “encircle the cities from the countryside.”

By bringing people together physically, cities inspire innovation and fuel opportunity.

These findings have implications for traffic-control measures in other cities.

This represents a major risk for the regime (indeed, the salary cuts were quickly restored, after protests were called in four cities), not least because the state is the largest employer of Saudi citizens.

Even Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has been experiencing a massive property boom since 2010, with average urban property prices having risen by more than one-third – and by nearly half in large cities.

This will take place in traditional innovation hubs – in cities with research universities, existing tech and science sectors, and few regulatory hurdles for entrepreneurs.

It is no coincidence that tolerant and diverse cities like San Francisco and New York also have some of the highest incomes anywhere.

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Fortunately, we can learn from other cities such as Stockholm, Singapore, and London, which have successfully implemented them.

In all of these cities, CO2 emissions declined sharply and congestion was significantly reduced, with Singapore experiencing an immediate 45% drop in traffic.

These cities have also benefited from more efficient public transportation.

If the US does not act soon, American cities will lag behind not only European capitals, but also developing country cities such as Bogota (Colombia) and Curitiba (Brazil), which are already implementing innovative environmentally friendly solutions.

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