Cities' gravitational pull grows for firms, people

Guest Contributor

June 14, 2016

Cities

Rise of the City. It's more than just urban renewal. The era of Global Cities is upon us and a recent, high-level forum in Chicago focused on how to address human needs in the new, data-driven metropolis. Author and urban planner Alan Mammoser reports.

John Gregerson

June 1, 2016

Cities

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

John Gregerson

June 1, 2016

Cities

Global Forum To Harness Metropolitan Might

With global cities continuing to grow, the world has never seemed smaller. London, New York, Shanghai, Dubai, Tokyo, all are digital neighbors with extraordinary influence. Global thought leaders this week are in Chicago strategizing for the coming whirlwind.

Rob McManamy

June 3, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Global forum calls for interconnected sustainability

Rob McManamy

June 3, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Global forum calls for interconnected sustainability

Immense challenge. Immediate opportunity. Last week's first-ever Chicago Forum on Global Cities attracted 600 delegates from 25 nations to talk about urgent topics such as sustainable design and reimagined infrastructure.

Guest Contributor

May 27, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Global cities will shape a smarter world

Guest Contributor

May 27, 2015

Architecture + Design, Business, Cities

Global cities will shape a smarter world

For the first time ever, more people now live in cities than not. By 2050, some 6.5 billion people will live and work in urban areas. In 1950, fewer than 1 billion did. This week, as the world flocks to the Chicago Forum on Global Cities, the president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs writes on this monumental shift.