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Urbanization has been an ongoing, prolonged global trend that was interrupted by COVID-19. At this point, it’s impossible to anticipate what all the long-term impacts of this interruption might be.
“Smart cities” built from scratch have so far failed to live up to their much-hyped promise. Some critics argue that rather than grafting a new city onto the landscape, it is better to integrate high-tech for clean, efficient energy and transportation into existing cities.