Trend Megatrend 4: urbanisation
Summary
The fourth of the seven. The report holds that urbanisation keeps accelerating and that cities are at the same time becoming more autonomous actors, setting social and economic standards of their own rather than only receiving them.
Classification
Main topicCities & Housing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon11-30 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=12;section=Megatrend 4 Urbanisation 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=12;section=Megatrend 4 Urbanisation 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 5
- Signal43 cities projected above 10 million inhabitants
- SignalEuropean Environment Agency cited for lower per capita energy and land use in cities
- SignalKey point cites metro, port and airport investment in Central Macedonia
- SignalNew urban definition puts 76.5% of people in cities in 2015, against 54% previously
- SignalNine of ten future megacities expected in the developing world
Part of issues 4
- IssueCities struggling with overcrowding, inequality, heat, pollution and congestion1 trends · 1 signals
- IssueSmart city plans hinge on handling large volumes of data1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueSome cities are already shrinking in low fertility countries1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueWater demand rises exponentially while supply turns volatile4 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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