Are autonomous cities our urban future?

Barbara Norman

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04505-0

Are autonomous cities our urban future?

Barbara Norman

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Abstract

Cities are rapidly expanding in size, wealth and power, with some now larger than nation states. Smart city solutions and strong global urban networks are developing to manage massive urban growth. However, cities exist within a wider system and it may take more than technological advances, innovation and city autonomy to develop a sustainable urban future.

Original language	English
Article number	2111
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04505-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2018

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31201586); Science and Technology Program of Guangdong, China (grant no. 2015A020208018 and 2017A040403069); Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (grant no. 2016A030307016); Science and Technology Project of Zhanjiang City, China (grant no. 2016A03016); Natural Science Foundation of Lingnan Normal University (grant no. LZL1507). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The Author(s).",

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