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What will population centers look like in 20 years' time? Innovations in transportation, energy production and technology will have to keep pace with a host of challenges
June 15, 2010 |
Features
Local energy sources coupled with widespread, inexpensive gadgetry will soon enable cities to become smarter, more sustainable and more self-reliant
60-Second Earth
The cities of the future might be greener, cleaner and more vibrant if people are put before automobiles. David Biello reports
Scientific American
Growing crops in city skyscrapers would use less water and fossil fuel than outdoor farming, eliminate agricultural runoff, and provide fresh food
Features
New York City--and other major metropolises around the globe--face an epic challenge in coping with the impacts of global warming
Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world's energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. Here's how
The next wave of high-speed rail lines should do away with the rails altogether, say proponents of magnetic levitation technology
Industry leaders look way down the road
Updating the aging electricity grid may save money, energy and greenhouse gas emissions
Satellite data reveals that demand from urban areas may be the primary driver of the loss of trees--a shift from the patterns of the past
Home sweet home: Not all honeybees work far afield--some are making honey high in the rooftops
Visions of the future have long revolved around the automobile, so a car company sponsoring a competition to dream up a future cityscape actually makes a lot of sense
To boost urban bicycling, figure out what women want
People take cars for walkable trips in part because such trips are boring and unattractive. Better design of the urban environment could create more pedestrians. Karen Hopkin reports
The Web-only article below is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, "A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030," which appeared in the November 2009 issue of Scientific American. It was created by FlypMedia.com
Automobiles are still part of the American way of life, but in many municipalities other modes of transportation are moving in on what had been car territory
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