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Futurist Jim Carroll

Megatrend #25 - Urban Reimagination: "Beyond smart, we are building living cities: integrated ecosystems designed for a resilient, equitable, and profoundly human future." - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

Cities are not just growing, they are evolving into integrated systems for food, energy, transportation, and living that function very differently from urban environments. This represents a massive infrastructure opportunity, particularly as 67 megacities (cities with over 10 million inhabitants) will exist, with a combined population of approximately 670 million. It's called the "integrated city", and it's a pretty significant transformation of what we think of as urban areas.

Let's dig in - to start, here's the full PDF report.

pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend25

What's it all about?

Cities worldwide are undergoing their most profound transformation since the Industrial Revolution. This is not merely about making cities “smarter” with technology, but about a fundamental rethinking of the entire concept and layout of a city.

And it's a HUGE megatrend infrastructure opportunity, creating a market projected to reach $3.76 trillion by 2030.

Part of the reason for the trend is that simply, we simply need to rethink how cities function in light of scarce resources. Cities consume 75% of extracted natural resources and generate up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions, making a transition from linear ‘take-make-waste’ models to circular resource flows an imperative for survival.

It's not just that - it's the rise of the megacities that is driving this trend. The global urban population is projected to grow from 4.8 billion today to 5.6 billion by 2035.

Overall, the fact is this: the $3.76 trillion opportunity represents not just economic value, but the chance to create more livable, equitable, and sustainable urban environments.

**#Cities** **#Urban** **#Infrastructure** **#Smart** **#Integration** **#Sustainability** **#Innovation** **#Technology** **#Megacities** **#Future**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/07/decodin

Snow :gnu: :tux: :debian:

Nel comfort delle nostre abitazioni, sempre più popolate da dispositivi intelligenti, il pensiero di un attacco informatico sembra ancora una possibilità remota, ma è davvero così? Vale la pena ricordare che la comodità di avviare la macchina del caffè con un comando vocale o di regolare il termostato dallo smartphone, sono gesti che nascondono un rischio concreto e in crescita.

La nostra casa connessa è un ecosistema digitale e, come tale, è esposta a minacce.

#smart

hdblog.it/domotica/articoli/n6

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Kevin Russell

@allanwolfe @jimbolino

Yes, I admit to phrasing this to capture the intrigue of insightful readers.

The physically impossible is a strange attractor, but it introduces well what other fuels cannot do.

A diesel train would belch stenches and forest death in BOTH DIRECTIONS.

There's also a wonderful multiton truck that does the same thing at a mine face, makes so much energy, that its connected 👉 to the National Grid at night as A POWER SOURCE👈

autoblog.com/news/edumper-elec

#Climate#ev#smart
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