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City 2.0: Making Urban Centers Viable, Sustainable, Livable
Mar 15, 2013

Think of cities as cesspools of crime and pollution? Or vibrant hubs of economic, cultural, and social innovation? New TED book City 2.0 shares the ideas of twelve thinkers on how we make the world's cities - now home to over half of us - viable and sustainable.

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Posted: Friday March 15, 2013, 9:28 am
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