SciAm, NYTimes Specials on Cities

Most of humanity today lives an a metropolis. Is all climate local? Cities are the locus of many of the world's unique environmental, social, and economic problems. But they are also demonstrating a unique talent for applying smarter technology and policy to create a better future.



Scientific American contributors and editors focus on cities in the September 2011 issue.

SEE ALSO:

International Herald Tribune Special Report on Cities

"An Urban Jungle for the 21st Century" (New York Times)

"Will the Olympics Save East London?" (New York Times)


"To Build a Better Grid" (New York Times)

"A Pioneering Spirit Despite Visions That Went Unrealized" (New York Times)

"What Drives Cities’ Runaway Growth?" (Green/NYT)

 

Source: Scientific American, 08/23/2011