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Building better cities

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More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters, from climate change to economic vitality to our very well-being and sense of connectedness. Peter Calthorpe is already at work planning the cities of the future and advocating for community design that's focused on human interaction. He shares seven universal principles for solving sprawl and building smarter, more sustainable cities. 7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe HappiCitites Education and Job Just near you through Competition Collaboration Algorithm The network can include all service providers, such as classroom, content provider such as MOOCs, open laboratories,  dance classes, gym, parks, playground, child care for working parents, teachers based on specialization, science park with essential experiments and equipme...