Population growth presents new opportunities and challenges for city planners especially when it comes to transportation. Sue Tabbitt highlights the technologies that are building more resilient and sustainable urban transport systems.
By 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban settings, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. This poses some significant challenges for local authorities and city planners, as they strive to balance a good, safe quality of life for local inhabitants and commuters with carbon reduction targets and available funding.