Monu #17 Next Urbanism

 

Dedicated to the topic of “Next Urbanism”, this special instalment takes a look at the urbanism of the so-called “Next Eleven”: the eleven countries – Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Turkey, South Korea, and Vietnam – identified as having a high potential of becoming the world's largest economies in the 21st century. Included are illuminating and critical essays by Joel Garreau, Hajir Alttahir, Kai van Hasselt, Nida Rehman and Onur Ekmekci, among others, plus interviews with Nigerian-born architect Kunlé Adeyemi and Saskia Sassen, who is known for her analyses of globalization and international human migration.