In 2018, 4.2 billion people or 55 percent of the world’s population lived in cities. By 2050, urban population is expected to balloon to 6.5 billion, according to estimates cited by the United Nations Development Programme.
While this growth can potentially lead to a boom in mega-cities and improve the residents’ quality of living, unplanned rapid urbanization may leave cities vulnerable to disasters, with unreliable power systems, congested roads, inadequate housing, among others.
Thus today, both public and private sectors are putting sustainability at the front and center of urban planning and property development as they realize the significance of creating healthy, livable int…
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