Since 2005, LSE Cities has run the Urban Age project, an international investigation of cities jointly organised with the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft. Through conferences, research and outreach, the Urban Age charts the diverse spatial, social, economic and political dynamics of global cities in different regions of the world. Urban Age conferences have been held in cities across five continents, including Addis Ababa, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, London, Hong Kong, Istanbul, São Paulo, Mumbai, Mexico City, Johannesburg, Berlin, Shanghai and New York City.
The Urban Age is an authoritative source of comparative data and visual information on over 60 global cities and urban regions, and a repository of critical writings, reflections and presentations by urban leaders, practitioners and experts. This website, launched in November 2015 to celebrate 10 years of the Urban Age project, gives access to this wealth of material.
Building on this extensive knowledge base and interdisciplinary expertise, the Urban Age Task Force, launched in 2019, is working with city governments to help deliver sustainable urban change at the environmental, social and spatial level.
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