New building concepts and IT solutions for the mega city Seoul are supposed to save energy, cut pollution and make living in the city a more pleasant experience. Read more  

Diseases, housing and income are some of the problems, challenges and chances in mega cities. Read more    

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