Game Changers : Cities are the dominant form of human civilization in the 21st century. It's fair to say we are an urban species - homo urbanis. In 2018, the UN estimates that at least half of the planet's population lives in cities. By 2050, the proportion will increase to two-thirds. / von Robert Muggah

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• Synergy Effects : New York City-based Bloomberg Philanthropies, the foundation founded by the former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, recently announced two new winning projects for its Public Art Challenge. This initiative encourages mayors from US cities to promote urban development through creativity. The two previous winners from 2018 are Coral Springs, Florida, and Anchorage, Alaska - each receiving up to one million dollars over a period of two years.
  door: Kanz, Vanessa
  Gepubliceerd in: (2018)
• The Mayors of London : this year, the London Mayoralty turned 18 years old. Following a referendum, it was established in April 2000 alongside the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the London Assembly to promote the economic and social development and the environmental improvement of the area covering 32 boroughs and the City of London.
  door: Rettler, Tim
  Gepubliceerd in: (2018)
• Dear Mr. Barber : OMA partner Reinier de Graaf met Benjamin Barber at the first session of the Global Parliament of Mayors in Amsterdam in September 2014
  door: Graar, Reinier de
  Gepubliceerd in: (2018)
• Why we need Women Mayors : 'a new era begins with us.' This is what we hear from newly elected women mayors.
  door: Kanz, Vanessa
  Gepubliceerd in: (2018)
• In the fast Lane : In 2014 Anne Hidalgo became the first woman to be elected mayor of Paris. She has since pursued a vigorous political agenda of reducing the number of cars on the streets of the French capital. But not everybody is happy with her programme of transforming Parisian urbanism.
  door: Véran, Cyrille
  Gepubliceerd in: (2018)