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Business 7 years ago
Mindset change, strong leadership required to promote electric mobility
Rapid urbanization has led to traffic congestion and pollution, with the United Nation projecting that the number of the world’s population living in cities will increase by 55 percent today to 68 percent by 2050.
Opinion 7 years ago
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Urbanization puts growing strain on clean water, air
Where is the century heading? There is great uncertainty in many parts of the world, with an intercontinental drift of people from the South to the North, as well as the perennial religion-based problems and wars in the Middle East and other locations spurring a move to safety in the West.
Opinion 9 years ago
Renewables and development
Like other parts of the world, Indonesia is steadily urbanising. By mid-century, 70 percent of its citizens will be living in an urban environment. In population terms, this means that over the next three decades some additional 90 million Indonesians will make their lives in this manner.
Opinion 9 years ago
Habitat III: Who belongs in the city?
The late governor Ali Sadikin said in 1977 “people that are forced to live in the margins of the city are those who need more attention and to receive the benefits of development.” Residents replied, “we want to be guided, so that we can do business without the fear of being targeted by the police.”
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