Try to imagine America as an extreme nation or even, to put it as extremely as possible, the ISIS of superpowers. They are the extremists. If you need proof, look no further than the Afghan capital, Kabul, where the latest wave of suicide...
We need you, class of 2018, not under some desk, but out there, ready to change our world for the better. Class of 2018, I’ve always been told that a joke’s a good way to launch any talk. It’s a matter of breaking the ice, though on your...
The Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar is the world’s most polluted. People often overlook Ulaanbaatar, not knowing where or what it is, but its environmental crisis is one that cannot be ignored. As Mongolia’s capital and largest city,...
You can now add landslides to the list of America’s climate change concerns. This last year California had two of the most devastating fires in its history, with a firestorm that burned 245,000 acres and killed 44 people. The cost to the...
Technological fixes such as smart cities make a system more complex, resulting in “wicked problems” that require ever more extensive technological remedies. In October 2016, at the World Urban Forum 8 in Quito, Ecuador, UN Habitat launched its...
