Nearly 40% of remote OECD regions are shrinking due to aging populations and migration to cities. AI offers potential solutions, including improved healthcare delivery, education, and personalized services, but requires support and governance to mitigate risks.
Category: Health
Stopping homelessness before it happens: How can cities prevent evictions?
Emergency measures for households during COVID-19 pandemic including eviction bans, rent freezes and mortgage forbearance schemes are being phased out. What tools are policy makers using to stop homelessness in cities before it starts?
Taking care of business means taking care of yourself
When you own a small business, it’s just as important to spend time working on you as working on your business. Bruce Billson explains how small-business owners can put some extra wind in their sails and not in their face.
Mental health in the city
In a recent survey, more than half of U.S. mayors named mental health as the one of their main post-pandemic challenges. They’re not wrong. While city leaders have always grappled with the seemingly negative association between city-living and health outcomes, the pandemic exacerbated many existing mental health crises.
Thriving youth in cities: bringing community and nature to life
Poor mental health is one of the most complex crises facing society today, and young people are the worst affected. Can urban design help?