{"id":138,"date":"2020-09-06T05:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2020-10-08T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T08:51:45","slug":"can-the-worlds-megacities-survive-the-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/06\/can-the-worlds-megacities-survive-the-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the world\u2019s megacities survive the digital age?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, megacities have become <a href=\"https:\/\/openknowledge.worldbank.org\/handle\/10986\/5991\">synonymous<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-syndicate.org\/print\/china-urbanization-megacity-growth-model-by-zhang-jun-2017-09\">economic growth<\/a>. In both developing and developed countries, cities with populations of 10 million or more account for <a href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/666153\/megacities-not-nations-are-the-worlds-most-dominant-enduring-social-structures-adapted-from-connectography\/\">one-third to one-half of their gross domestic product<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/heres-a-look-at-the-smart-cities-of-the-future\/\">analysts<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2013\/01\/22\/new-world-bank-report-offers-policymakers-roadmap-building-resilient-sustainable-cities\">policymakers<\/a> think this trend is here to stay. The rise of big data analytics and mobile technology should spur development, they assert, transforming metropolises like Shanghai, Nairobi and Mexico City into so-called \u201csmart cities\u201d that can leverage their huge populations to power their economies and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.labcities.com\/smart-cities-past-present-future\/\">change the power balance in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GIF: The world&#39;s 20 biggest megacities leading up to 2100. A big shift east. (More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lzKkJAhSiY\">https:\/\/t.co\/lzKkJAhSiY<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uTmRxxaKKk\">pic.twitter.com\/uTmRxxaKKk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VisualCap\/status\/885268940330385411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As technology researchers, however, we see a less rosy urban future. That\u2019s because digitization and crowdsourcing will actually undermine the very foundations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/redefining-global-cities\/\">megacity economy<\/a>, which is typically built on some combination of manufacturing, commerce, retail and professional services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact formula differs from region to region, but all megacities are designed to maximize the productivity of their massive populations. Today, these cities lean heavily on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/articles\/03\/012703.asp\">economies of scale<\/a>, by which increased production brings cost advantages, and on the savings and benefits of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nber.org\/chapters\/c7977.pdf\">co-locating people and firms<\/a> in neighborhoods and industrial clusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But technological advances are now upending these old business models, threatening future of megacities as we know them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manufacturing on the fritz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One classic example of a disruptive new technology is <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/explainer-what-is-3d-printing-and-whats-it-for-9456\">3-D printing<\/a>, which enables individuals to \u201cprint\u201d everything from ice cream to machine parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As this streamlined technique spreads, it will eliminate some of the many links in the global production process. By taking out the \u201cmiddle men,\u201d 3-D printing may ultimately reduce the supply chain to just a <a href=\"https:\/\/reconasia.csis.org\/analysis\/entries\/3-d-printings-tipping-point\/\">designer on one end and a manufacturer on the other<\/a>, significantly reducing the production costs of <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-3d-printing-could-disrupt-asias-manufacturing-economies-69633\">manufactured goods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/06\/can-the-worlds-megacities-survive-the-digital-age\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-uqccsbaiadu-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/zmorph-multitool-3d-printer-UqCCSbAIaDU-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Will 3-D printing put you out of a job next?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s good for the profit margins of transnational companies and consumers, but not for factory cities, where much of their transportation and warehousing infrastructure may soon become redundant. Jobs in manufacturing, logistics and storage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supplychain247.com\/article\/the_implications_of_3d_printing_for_the_global_logistics_industry\">already threatened across many large sites<\/a>, may soon be <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/does-the-next-industrial-revolution-spell-the-end-of-manufacturing-jobs-80779\">endangered globally<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, 3-D printing has transformed the economies of scale that emerged from industrialization into economies of one or few. As it spreads, many megacities, particularly Asian manufacturing centers like Dongguan and Tianjin, both in China, can expect to see widespread disruption to their economies and work forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decline of the shopping mall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The retail sector is experiencing a similar transformation. Shopping malls, for example, which once thrived in megacities, are now suffering from the advent of e-commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/marketing-and-sales\/our-insights\/the-future-of-the-shopping-mall\">value proposition of shopping malls<\/a> was always that their economies of scale were location-dependent. That is, for malls to be profitable, they had to be sited near a large consumer base. Densely populated megacities were perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as stores have moved online, megacities have lost this competitive advantage. While online shopping has not completely replaced brick-and-mortar retail, its ease and convenience have forced many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobinmag.com\/2014\/04\/the-last-shopping-mall\">shopping malls to close<\/a> worldwide. In the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2017\/04\/retail-meltdown-of-2017\/522384\/\">mall visits declined 50 percent<\/a> between 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cities in China, where the government has sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gordonchang\/2017\/01\/22\/china-consumption-growth-down-and-heading-lower-fast\/#1d902161e23b\">build its national economy on consumption<\/a>, will be hit particularly hard by this phenomenon. China has the world\u2019s largest e-commerce market, and it is estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/retail.emarketer.com\/article\/china-glut-of-shopping-malls\/59318504ebd4000b2ceae033\">one-third of the country\u2019s 4,000 shopping malls<\/a> will shut down within the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mobile technology continues its spread, accessing even the most remote populations, this process will accelerate globally. Soon enough, retail websites like Amazon, Alibaba and eBay will have turned every smartphone into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganstanley.com\/ideas\/china-e-commerce-revolution\">virtual shopping mall<\/a>, especially if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-Prime-Air\/b?node=8037720011\">dream of drone delivery<\/a> becomes a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The new work force: Robots, AI and the human cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes in the business world will also affect cities worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to artificial intelligence, or AI, which makes it possible <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allchinareview.com\/\">to automate numerous tasks<\/a>, both manual and cognitive, these days it\u2019s goodbye, human bank tellers and fund managers, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/are-robots-taking-over-the-worlds-finance-jobs-77561\">hello robots<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in jobs that cannot be easily automated, the digitized gig economy is putting people into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a4b6e13e-675e-11e5-97d0-1456a776a4f5\">direct competition with a global supply of freelancers<\/a> to do tasks both menial and specialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are certainly benefits to crowdsourcing. Using both AI and the crowdsourced knowledge of thousands of medical specialists across 70 countries, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humandx.org\/\">Human Diagnosis Project<\/a> has built a global diagnosis platform that\u2019s free to all patients and doctors \u2013 a particular boon to people with limited access to public health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But by taking collaboration virtual, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/a4b6e13e-675e-11e5-97d0-1456a776a4f5\">human cloud<\/a>\u201d business model is also making the notion of offices obsolete. In the future, medical professionals from various specialties will no longer need to work near to each other to get the job done. The same holds for other fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world without office space, traditional business and financial centers like New York and London would feel the pain, as urban planning, zoning and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2016\/04\/death-of-a-real-estate-broker-10-ways-the-industry-is-changing\/\">real estate market<\/a> struggle to adjust to firms\u2019 and workers\u2019 changing needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/06\/can-the-worlds-megacities-survive-the-digital-age\/alexandre-l-utpc_kz8cac-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/alexandre-l-UtPC_kz8CAc-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>What would Tokyo be without its office space?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crisis in the making<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point, all this change may end up meaning that economies of scale matter much, much less. If that happens, population size \u2013 currently the motor of the modern metropolis \u2013 will become a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megacities.uni-koeln.de\/\">liability<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Megacities have long struggled with the downsides of density and rapid urbanization, including communicable disease, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/whats-critical-about-critical-infrastructure-73849\">critical infrastructure shortages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/study-us-cities-have-worse-inequality-than-mexico-with-rich-and-poor-living-side-by-side-76125\">rising inequality<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/robert_muggah_how_to_protect_fast_growing_cities_from_failing\">crime and social instability<\/a>. As their economic base erodes, such challenges are likely to grow more pressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity &#8211; A Pentagon Video. Serious implications for crime <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8NoN1Qw59\">https:\/\/t.co\/N8NoN1Qw59<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aviator Anil Chopra (@Chopsyturvey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chopsyturvey\/status\/848540941027864577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The damage will differ from city to city, but we believe that the profound shifts underway in retail, manufacturing and professional services will impact all of the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/redefining-global-cities\/\">seven main types of megacities<\/a>: global giants (Tokyo, New York), Asian anchors (Singapore, Seoul), emerging gateways (Istanbul, S\u00e3o Paulo), factory China (Tianjin, Guangzhou), knowledge capitals (Boston, Stockholm), American middleweights (Phoenix, Miami) and international middleweights (Tel Aviv, Madrid).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/06\/can-the-worlds-megacities-survive-the-digital-age\/norbu-gyachung-gntzfgfachs-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/enlightenment-demo.onedesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/norbu-gyachung-gNtzFGFachs-unsplash-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rising unemployment is already making waves in many developing world megacities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And because 60 percent of global <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/global-themes\/urbanization\/urban-world-mapping-the-economic-power-of-cities\">GDP is generated by just 600 cities<\/a>, struggle in one city could trigger cascading failures. It\u2019s conceivable that in 10 or 20 years, floundering megacities may cause the next global financial meltdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this forecast seems dire, it\u2019s also predictable: Places, like industries, must adapt with technological change. For megacities, it\u2019s time to start planning for a disrupted future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was originally written by Christopher H. Lim and Vincent Mack and appeared on The Conversation on September 19, 2017. 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