A How-To Manual for the Megacity
an IEEE Spectrum Special Report
Engineering The Megacity
Urban living has its advantages, but the challenges are formidable. Here’s a how-to manual of technology solutions.
PERSPECTIVES
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The biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, most polluted, and best connected in the world.
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Like most cities, London consumes more than its fair share.
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A veritable museum of forgotten infrastructure lies buried beneath a city's streets.
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Behemoth buildngs are becoming practical, thanks to new technologies and innovations in construction materials.
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On a good day, Lagos is exasperatingly corrupt, poverty-ridden, and dangerous.
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Paolo Soleri imagines systems as intricate and insular as ocean liners
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SHANGHAI
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The city of the future--a sustainable future--is being built on an island off the coast of Shanghai.
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Is Shanghai's imaginative eco-city master plan imaginative enough?
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Where to find out more about Shanghai, Dongtan, and sustainable megacity development.
SÃO PAOLO
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São Paulo's sprawling network of busways offers a new take on an old mass-transit option.
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Colombian transportation expert Darío Hidalgo reveals how Bogotá built one of the world’s best bus rapid transit systems
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Where to find out more about São Paolo's mass-transit system and other transportation options for megacities.
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MUMBAI
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Mumbai has enjoyed plentiful and reliable power for a century. But this year, it might be lights out.
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Listen or read along as Spectrum's Harry Goldstein interviews Tata Power Co.'s executive director about Mumbai's current power crisis.
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The company explains its islanding scheme designed to isolate its power grid and prevent blackouts.
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Mr. Andrews, a former member of the IEEE Board of Directors, is a professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers University.
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Rangan Banerjee is a professor of mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
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Where to find out more about Mumbai and its islanding scheme for power grids.
TOKYO
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When the next big earthquake strikes Tokyo, an early-warning system could help save lives and property.
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The idea of using seismic waves to provide advanced warning of impending doom dates back to 1868.
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Where to find out more about Tokyo, disaster preparedness, and early warning systems.
NEW YORK CITY
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Integrated databases and a central control center have enabled New York City's police to cut reaction times and speed investigations.
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Archival photographs document New York City’s growth as it builds itself into a megacity.
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Where to find out more about New York City's high-tech crime center.
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