The emphasis on urban water problems has arisen from the heavy weight of the urban populations in the political process and, in general, their more active role in politics.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

The process for creating the Audi Urban Future Initiative began when five emerging architecture firms were invited to Audi headquarters to imagine the city of 2030.

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But from planting the bamboo in the Zambian forests to shipping the bicycles to the concrete urban jungles across the world, the process of manufacturing the bikes is far from an easy task.

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Teaching at the Boston Arts Academy represents a team of educators committed to providing a rigorous arts and academic education for our urban students through a thoughtful and open process that we model all year for our kids.

WHITEHOUSE: Teaching Is a Gift, Not a Job

And one way of doing that is to create what's called an infrastructure bank where at least a certain amount of infrastructure money, particularly for new projects, would be guided by some clear criteria, a lot of transparency, engineers and urban planners and city planners involved in the process so that we can also get some regional planning.

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This activation process will use green energy and create a sustainable urban habitat.

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This planning process should include measures to encourage compaction of the urban landscape, along with more efficient public transportation.

BBC: Martha Schwartz

The architects of the Audi Urban Future Initiative gathered Thursday night to discuss the four-year process for designing New York City of the future at the Openhouse Gallery.

FORBES: Audi Urban Future Initiative in New York City

But now the process is being reversed - Greeks are moving in the other direction, away from urban financial hardship as the effect of the crisis deepens.

BBC: Journey across crisis-hit Greece