New Cities Atlas
Saudi Arabia has a problem that most countries would envy and a few have figured out how to solve. It is sitting on nearly inexhaustible oil wealth accumulated over half a century, and it knows, as surely as any economist who has studied the arc of petrostate economies, that the
New Cities Atlas
When China announced Xiong'an New Area in 2017, it didn't do so quietly. State media heralded it as the most significant new city project since Shenzhen, a comparison that, if you know what Shenzhen became, is either an extraordinary promise or an extraordinary act of hubris.
New Cities Atlas
The scale of what is about to happen in Africa's cities is difficult to fully absorb. The continent's population will double to 2.5 billion by 2050, and it won't stop there. By the end of the century, Africa will rival Asia as the
New Cities Atlas
Since 1970, China has undertaken the largest urbanization project in history, building cities for 760 million people, more than the total urban population of the world in 1950. This rapid expansion was driven by industrialization, economic reforms, and massive rural-to-urban migration. New cities like Shenzhen, once a fishing
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s new city developments are part of an ambitious effort to diversify its economy beyond oil, attract global investment, and modernize its urban landscape. As part of Vision 2030, the country is creating futuristic cities to drive economic growth, tourism, and innovation. Key projects include Neom, a $500