Future cities call for radical rethink, says report

摘要

There will be a minimum of 26 smart cities worldwide by 2025 with more than half in Europe and North America, according to a recent report by US researcher Frost and Sullivan. By 2025, nearly three-fifths of the world's population, or 4.6bn people, will live in an urban setting and in developed regions. 'This new era of urbanisation will force planners to radically rethink how they create cities, develop digital infrastructure and provide services to residents in a sustainable manner across a range of key parameters,' says the report.