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Over the past couple of centuries, agrarian societies have given way to megacities and urban sprawl. Villages and farms have been replaced by apartment complexes, mixed-use developments, and industrial zones, and people have had to adapt. As a society, we have been switching up skill sets, rethinking social customs, and figuring out how best to live in an urbanized world that is relentlessly fast-paced, always changing, and oftentimes frustrating. This essential shift in how most human beings live and work has consequences for society, for governments, and in virtually every sector.
We explore the implications of modern life in the big city and efforts under way to solve our greatest urban shift challenges.
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What are the markers of the urban shift in cities?
Despite their differences, they share a few commonalities.
An increase in the size of cities and the urban population compared to the rural population.
A concentration of economic, social, and cultural activities in urban centers, such as business centers, shopping centers, museums, theaters, etc.
The emergence of new infrastructures, such as public transport networks, skyscrapers, factories, offices, hospitals, universities, etc.
A transformation of lifestyles, with a development of individualism, consumption, mobility, etc.
An evolution of architecture and urbanism, with the emergence of new styles, norms, regulations, etc.
Topics illustrating the urban shift.
Producing and publishing a continuous photographic series on the theme of urban shift.
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From the mirror-like amethyst gaze of a sad, weary, indifferent soul, to the sparkling eyes of an enviable innocence.
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You can be lonely anywhere, butthere is a particular flavor to theloneliness that comes from living in acity, surrounded by millions of people ― Olivia Laing