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Bigger is not better – the gap between the megacity’s rich and poor expands more rapidly. Read more  

Today’s developing Megacities are relentless agglomerations of people, drawn not so much by the promise of prosperity as by the hope of survival. Read more  

The focus of the research initiative are questions like: What risks, but also what opportunities, are associated with this trend towards mega-urbanization? How can we predict and describe the transformation of the complex risk habitat megacity? Read more  

The Megacities Foundation focuses on the problems of the explosively growing megalopoli. It organizes activities that adress various challenges with the aim of bringing the topic of urban development and growth to a wider platform of debate. Read more