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INTRODUCTION

In the early 1980s , the last of the Baby Boomers entered college . Their favorite music was on vinyl albums and cassette tapes . They received their latest news through newspapers , live television , and radio broadcasts . Free over-the-air radio was the go-to source for most people ’ s news , weather , and traffic information . Cellular phones were just a concept being explored . And personal computers went from being a hobbyist ’ s toy to an essential commercial tool for word processing , running small databases , and doing simple analytics through spreadsheets .

Throughout the 1980s , major cities around the globe experienced the pains of non-stop population growth . By 1990 ,

“ Ninety percent of the population growth occurred in metropolitan areas of more than one million people . For the first time , a majority of Americans lived in these large metropolitan areas .”

Today , 54 % of all people globally live within a city ’ s limit , with that figure expected to reach 70 % by 2050.2 As of 2008 , there were more than 400 cities with a population of over 1 million and 19 cities with over 10 million . India , China , and Nigeria are expected to account for 37 percent of the world ’ s urban population growth between 2014 and 2050 .

With limited space and resources , modern cities struggle to provide their citizens with the growing quality of life they expect . �

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