How to Change a City

By 2050, more than 68 percent of humanity is expected to live in urban areas. But are our cities prepared for all the challenges this entails? This Mashable series explores how our cities can become more sustainable and equitable homes to their human and non-human inhabitants.

Split screen: on the left, an image shows cars stranded by a urban flood, while the image of the left is of a thriving city with a lot of green space. Caption reads: sponge cities.

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A black and white illustration explains the heat island effect. In the middle, there's a dense city emitting heat where temperatures are at 35 degrees Celsius (95 F), while the surrounding countryside is much cooler, at 25 degrees Celsius (77 F)

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A still image showing a main road in New Delhi in the heat. Caption reads: "heat relief"

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