Future possibilities for the sustainable management of urban systems
Objectives:

• Urban growth projections for 2050, including regional/continental patterns and trends of rural–urban migration and changing urban population sizes and structures
• Resilient city design, including strategies to manage escalating climatic and geopolitical risks to urban areas - two detailed examples to illustrate possible strategies
• Eco city design, including strategies to manage the urban ecological footprint - two detailed examples to illustrate possible environmental strategies
• Smart city design and the use of new technology to run city services and systems, including purpose-built settlements and retrofitting technology to older settlements

Resilient City Design