A new urban paradigm: pathways to sustainable development

January 19, 2017

This special issue of Policy in Focus sheds light on new ways of thinking about our world, and contributes to a new body of knowledge to better equip policymakers and academics to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of an era of shifting global systems and an emerging new urban paradigm.

Robert Muggah, research director at Igarapé Institute, discusses “What makes our cities fragile?” Other contributors include important urban thinkers like Ricky Burdett, Benjamin Barber, Richard Florida, Edgar Pieterse, and Emmanuelle Pinault

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