Urban Transformation

Turning coffee into sneakers, blockchain hype and other top stories of the week

Adrian Monck

Get ready for 10 billion. How and where global population is growing.
⇒ Explore: Cities and Urbanization

Siberia is melting. How the thaw could impact us all.
⇒ Explore: Climate Change

Break through the blockchain hype. Overcome the top 5 challenges.


Save Europe: an open letter to the continent’s leaders.


Your sneakers may be made out of coffee. The circular economy advances.


How to boost resilience against extreme weather: Islamic finance.What to expect from

AI in China. Local tech leaders offer predictions.

From workers to capitalists in record time. A study of China’s urban elite.

Raising two kids on £5 a day. One view of austerity in the UK.

The real winners of the Ayatollah’s revolution. Land reform in Iran.

The sad truth about sleep-tracking apps: they may worsen insomnia.

Forum president meets with Pakistani Prime Minister. (Daily Times)

6 ways to evaluate blockchain benefits. Coverage of new Forum white paper. (cointelegraph)

Gender driving income inequality in China. Cites Global Gender Gap Index. (New York Times)

South Africa announces plan to fight climate crisis. References Energy Transition Index. (Daily Maverick)

New York to be hot like Virginia Beach. Cites data from Global Risks Report. (CNBC)

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