It's not a 'new master-planned city', but the new governance could lead to a redefinition of New York as a city. Viewing the city as adaptive will allow New York to start prioritising the working people, and enforce systemic change; this should be at the core of new master-planned cities.

The ODisha cabinet made the decision as Bhubaneswar (like many Indian cities) is facing increasing pressures from urban migration and rapid population growth. The state is attempting to avoid the danger of haphazard urban expansion. An impactful new city plan for the people, not the state.

that cities are AI models, and should be continuously updated every year to become smarter and more technologically advanced.

construction cost. It also mentions it will be a 'sponge microcity' - whether that is because they are extracting all their data from residents or something to do with the environment, I'm not quite sure. They call ELISIUM a 'version 2.0' of smart cities. I think investors are starting to think-

students with tech experience. The Xiongan model is undeniably statist.

If you look deeper into these new city builds, there is always an undertone of surveillance. Xiongang will (unsurprisingly) implement a merit-based residency system that features educational level, employment, tax contributions. The majority of permits allocated to staff at large state firms, and-

China is making sure it dominates in renewable energy and sustainable development globally. However, there's heavy and increasing pollution in the area, especially since most important factories in Beijing were relocated to Tianjin since 2008. Prevalence of certain cancers 3x higher than Singapore.

the word 'technology'. MVRDV wants to fuse technology with nature, urban with rural, and modernity with tradition. These 'futuristic' cities are exactly what they say - in the future. Nothing has been constructed since the Sky Valley was announced, and the future of the city remains unknown.

cities near international ports will likely allow the city to use cranes, shipyards, docks and tugs to store and transport materials. With the right investment and planning, Oceanix will benefit hugely from the gigantic Busan Port.

I'm really interested in these floating city projects, especially as they all seem to be near major maritime and port zones/cities. Working at a port taught me that the dockers are extremely well equipped to construct and operate in harsh, stormy conditions, especially in the ocean. Building new-

In September this year, seven trucks that were transporting illegally mined coal were seized by Indonesian authorities, coming from one of 150 abandoned coal mining pits within the Nusantara area taken over by illegal miners. These illegal mines are a big threat to Nusantara and its sustainability.

Prospera, a charter city, expected to be separated and protected from the political problems and complexities of Honduras. Yet all that divides Prospera from Honduras is a QR code that security scan, and local residents are currently suing for $11 billion. A city easier in theory than in practice.

Very ambitious city plan, where every building is planned to generate more power than it uses. All the pavements will also produce energy from footsteps, and waste will supposedly vanish with an underground vacuum system. Most importantly, cars will be replaced by AI drones and shuttles...

I'm pretty sure they are planning on Woven City to be a literal 'living laboratory' - extremely surveyed and data rich. I presume that, as Woven City is Toyota centric, the residents will primarily be Toyota employees and their families. The boundary between work and downtime will be interesting.

Great new city name, but I'm more a fan of how this 'biodiverse' city is three artificial islands built off the shore of Penang Island, connected by a transport network. The buildings built from bamboo and recycled materials sound promising, but how will the foundations/land be built - on habitats?