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Urban transformations in Asia: Responsive knowledge strategies, design scenarios, and action plans

• Prof. Stephen Cairns

Director, Future Cities Laboratory

Urbanisation Global phenomenon with unique local features Presenting new threats and possible futures Requiring new forms of description, analysis and action at global and local scales

Urbanisation Global phenomenon with unique local features Presenting new threats and possible futures Requiring new forms of description, analysis and action at global and local scales

Trends from 1750 to 2010 in indicators for the structure and functioning of the Earth System. The ‘great acceleration’ (Steffen et al. 2004; Steffen et al. 2015)

Urbanisation Global phenomenon with unique local features Presenting new threats and possible futures Requiring new forms of description, analysis and action at global and local scales

Urban and rural population of the world, 1950–2050. Urban and rural population as proportion of total population, by major region, 1950–2050 (UN DESA 2014)

Global Share of Urban Population 1950-2050

Global share of urban population, 1950-2050 UN Urbanization Prospects 2014 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050

Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America Oceania

Rationale

Urbanisation Global phenomenon with diverse manifestations, and complex effects

• Left. Visual Data Platform (U-RS 2017)

World Population Densities

World Population Densities Extended Metropolitan Regions

4.4 billion

Singapore

World Population Densities Extended Metropolitan Regions 4.4 billion (of 7.5 billion) people live in Asia

Singapore 5.6 million

Regional Population Densities Extended Metropolitan Regions 4.4 billion (of 7.5 billion) people live in Asia

Nightlight image of West Java (2014). NASA

Tropical Town Rumah Tambah (Rubah)

Tropical Town Rumah Tambah (Rubah)

Tropical Town Rumah Tambah (Rubah)

Planning principles:

• Domestic/neighbourhood

economies

• Street widths
• Public space
• Hybrid

Centralised/Decentralised systems

• Incremental growth/tenure

Material strategy Building Type: Rusun Kota Building Type: Rumah Tambah (Rubah)

u-rscape: scenario platform. Urban- Rural Systems (U-RS), Future Cities Laboratory, ETH Zürich

Scenario Platform u-rscape