Feb 24, 2022 // The ongoing global pandemic has brought cities a distinct set of urban health challenges and has highlighted the challenges of applying universal policies in specific places, as shown, for example, by the lack of success in applying COVID-19 social distancing measures in high-density informal settlements in the Global South.
Feb 09, 2022 // With their similar population size and fast-track growth, cities in China and India are frequently compared. Differences in their urban governance offer insight into how the two countries' societies are evolving - and insight into evolving U.S.-China relations, writes comparative urbanist Xuefei Ren.
Feb 08, 2022 // China's evolving economic and geopolitical strategy is spreading to infrastructure and cities worldwide. The most recent example of this is the launch of the China-Laos Railway, writes Raether Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies Xiangming Chen.
Feb 07, 2022 // Understanding the complexity of geopolitical competition in the 21st century is impossible without understanding urbanization and cities as well, and the growth of Asian megacities could be set to change balances of power, writes FutureMap Founder Parag Khanna.