The pattern in which cities have grown is predictable across the world, and it is based on the economic relationship between the centre and the edge. There are some clues that this pattern is changing, driven by advanced information technology. But what may happen to the city if we develop regenerative activities by internalising energy and material flows?
As part of the series, A New Dynamic, CASA's Mike Batty gives a podcast, cities as flows in a circular economy, in which he elaborates on the future developments of cities.