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Big Isn’t Better

As megacities (urban areas with more than 10 million people) mushroom across the globe, we need to start thinking about how to make cities better, not simply bigger.

Joel Kotkin
Joel Kotkin
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Joel Kotkin

Joel Kotkin

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