Housing the Last Billion
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Where is everyone? the rise of the nomadic city
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By 2044 we will hit peak population of 8.7B before decreasing to 8B by 2100. This decade we have seen the emergence of three distinct cities - the mega city, the shrinking city and the nomadic city. At The Next Billion conference in NYC I will present the concept of transient design and how to create nomadic cities.
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Where is everyone? the rise of the nomadic city
2044In 2044 our population will peak at 8.7B
How do we house the last billion?
Where are the last billion?
mega cities
shrinking cities
nomadic cities
This is not a camp
This is a city
52m
population displaced by level 3 emergencies in 2014
171m
people affected by civil conflict in 2014
sinking islands
Tuvulu has an ad hoc agreement to move to New Zealand
50% by 2015
global poor in conflict-affected and fragile states
80% in 2025
global poor in conflict-affected and fragile states
325m
displacement by man-made & natural disasters by 2044 (est.)
resilience is futile
transient design
Domestic Disaster Response International Aid
Workforce Housing Special Events
re:build
Pilosio re-deployable building system for refugees
System designed with basics assembly to allow for unskilled labor
re:employ
re:grow
locally sourced materials and edible garden roofing system
R E : E D U C AT E
a crowd-funded petri dish in a $16B bureaucratic lab of mediocracy
1/3b
1/3b
Valle de Guadalupe, México photo by Luis García
1. plan for nomadic communities 2. design for impermanence 3. build for adaptation 4. scale for a sharing economy
end poptart philanthropy
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