CityLab Detroit Summit, Latin American Cities & Rohingya’s Lost Generation

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500 global city, thought leaders to explore urban issues at CityLab Detroit summit

About 500 mayors, city innovators, urban experts, artists and activists from cities around the world are expected in Detroit in October for a summit on urban issues.

Latin America’s cities are ready to take off. But their infrastructure is failing them

By 2050, 90% of Latin Americans will live in cities,.

8 Years Watching and Influencing Urban Transformation: Reflections From a Foundation Program Officer

Eight years ago, no one could have imagined the revolutionary technological advances and innovation we have today. Yet these years will likely pale in comparison to the next eight as technology continues to develop.

Watching a real urban planner play SimCity is incredibly satisfying

SimCity is one of the greatest video game franchises of all time, if only because it demonstrates something important: Designing a city from scratch is very hard, and it’s impossible to make everyone happy all the time.

Rohingya children could become a “lost generation” without education

According to UNICEF, the United Nations’ agency for children, Bangladesh is prohibiting more than 380,000 Rohingya children living in refugee camps from attending school because the Bangladeshi government doesn’t want the refugees to stay permanently.