Protecting fast-growing cities from failure By: OpenCanada Staff , / 15 January, 2015 Rob Muggah explains his solutions for fragile cities in newly launched TED Talk video.
An emergent zone of ambiguous rules and actors By: Saskia Sassen , / 9 January, 2015 Saskia Sassen on what to expect for global order in 2015.
On the Verge Series Contributors: Madelaine Drohan , Scott Gilmore , John McArthur , Tzeporah Berman , Saskia Sassen , Only one week into 2015, and January has proven to […]
Are smart cities a bright idea for the Global South? By: Robert Muggah , / 20 November, 2014 Robert Muggah looks at what makes a city ‘smart’ and how they can exacerbate — rather than diminish — economic divides around the world.
Where the Urbanites Are By: OpenCanada Staff , / 8 August, 2014 Urbanization is increasingly an Asian and African phenomenon.
The Rise of the Megacity By: Robert Muggah , / 28 October, 2013 Robert Muggah traces the growing influence of urban clusters with ten million or more residents on the international stage.
Toronto’s Well-Played Global Hand By: Tim Moonen , / 23 July, 2013 Tim Moonen on “globally fluent” metro areas and the forces that converged to make the city of Toronto the global player it is today.
Open Systems, Smart Cities By: OpenCanada Staff , / 12 February, 2013 OpenCanada talked to Columbia University Professor Saskia Sassen about building smarter cities out of smarter technology.
David Miller on Sustainability and Cities By: OpenCanada Staff , / 4 February, 2013 OpenCanada talked to the former mayor of Toronto and current adviser to the World Bank about how action at the municipal level can contribute to global sustainability.
Urban Diplomacy By: Michele Acuto , / 23 November, 2012 Michele Acuto on how urban issues have become global issues and cities have become the new global players.
Networked Cities By: OpenCanada Staff , / 23 November, 2012 Cities are increasingly becoming global players – hubs for information, goods, and people. And they’re increasingly networked together.
The Global Village, Circa 2012 By: Anouk Dey , / 17 January, 2012 What Marshall McLuhan and Jane Jacobs tell us about International Relations in a globalized age.