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Sixty percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030. Eighty percent of all urban growth in the next 20 years will take place in Africa and Asia.¹ The built form and infrastructure of our world is dramatically changing. Cities are already home to more than half the world’s population. By 2030, urban residents will account for 91 percent of global consumption growth.²

This urbanization is creating significant opportunities for social and economic