The Unesco Courier (2019_2): Reinventing Cities

Cities have always been centres of power, attractiveness and prosperity. But the frenetic urbanization of recent decades is jeopardizing their historical function as melting pots that integrate and absorb newcomers. As they become more populated, they become dehumanized: Violence, inequality, discrimination...

Given the magnitude of these challenges, cities learn to reinvent themselves and thus overcome the challenges of our new urban era.