![]() Meanwhile, the United Nations World Population Prospects says we are on the road to 9 billion city dwellers by 2080. ![]() On this planet, there are some 10,000 cities where we humans make our home, according to Cities in the World, the European Commission, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In the quest to avoid human extinction, such places are ontologically important. We have come to call them “cities” because they serve and seek to empower citizens, but this word is now so overused and sometimes so contentious that it may just be better to think of them as population centers-places where people are concentrated. Whether we think of such cities as consumption markets, infrastructure hubs, innovation ecosystems, decision-making centers, sharing platforms, or visitor destinations does not really matter. ![]() Where people settle and how they coexist with the planet will define the endgame in the story of human life. The world’s population centers are the critical places for the future of our planet. Global Cities Desperately Need New Leadership Models
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