Blessing or curse?

Never before have so many people lived in cities. Over half of the world’s population now call urban centres home. Facts and figures from the big-city jungle.

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Infographic highlights

published in akzente 2/20

Agile or fragile

Essay

What cities will look like in the future, depends heavily on the right management.

‘Sustainability remains a key issue’

Interview cities

Ashok-Alexander Sridharan is the Mayor of Bonn. He wants the city of his birth to be carbon-neutral by 2035.

Together against flooding

Report

The Indian city of Bhubaneswar is working to curb flooding and unblock drains.