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53 percent of the global population lives in cities today, increasing to 70 percent by 2050. Although cities are the economic engines of the world, this rapid urbanization has left standard cities saturated with inefficient technologies and infrastructure that consume insatiable amounts of energy and water, and emit vast amounts of air pollution. Efficient future city technologies are the keys to unlocking energy efficiency, sustainability and pollution reduction in the cities of tomorrow. Despite the benefits that such technologies offer, the capital required to retrofit existing urban infrastructure is staggering and an array of efficient future city models has emerged to facilitate new technology integration. However, their adoption remains slow and cautious.
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