Evolve - February 2017

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FACE TO FACE: OUR GLOBAL EXPERT ON SHAPING FUTURE CITIES According to a recent United Nations Sustainable Development Issues Brief, 60% of the cities we will need by 2030 are not yet built.1 During her recent visit to Australia, we asked WSP I Parsons Brinckerhoff’s Global Director of Future Cities Agneta Persson how we can collaborate to build resilient cities that will meet the challenges of the future.

Author Agneta Persson Global Director of Future Cities

1 Source: TST Issues Brief: Sustainable cities and human settlements published by the United Nations Division of Sustainable Development

Read the full story in The Urban Developer (November 2016)

Stockholm Royal Seaport Image courtesy of Norra Djurgardsstaden

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