Event Dime
Upward and outward urban growth and why transport folks should care
Arts & Culture
- When:
- September 10, 2019 · 2:41 PM
- Where:
- Virtual
- Source:
- Reinventing Transport
Where in the world is urban growth fastest? How much can we expect by 2030? Where is the growth mainly outward onto new land? Where is it mostly upward in the form of taller buildings? These questions (and others) are tackled in a unique way by the important World Resources Institute (WRI) working paper, “ Upward and Outward Growth: Managing Urban Expansion for More Equitable Cities in the Global South ”. I spoke with co-author, Anjali Mahendra, about the paper and why transport folks like you a