The human species numbers at approximately 7.6 billion individuals. As many are aware, and according to Our World in Data, the human population exploded like hot popcorn in the 20th century, rising from 1.5 billion to 6.1 billion.
This explosion in population corresponded with an explosion in the movement of people to the cities of the world. This means city infrastructure needs to be examined and analyzed around the world. Much of it was built without the knowledge of this explosion in population growth.
Given the current state of global urban infrastructure, certain environmental concerns crop up for cities as the demand rises for construction companies to take on and fulfill these large infrastructure projects.
Between maintenance, repair, expansions and structural improvements, there’s a lot of work to be done. Constructing and reconstructing city infrastructure around the world will be a tremendous engineering challenge for the 21st century.
A convergence of crises exposes its contradictory nature: Meeting the demand for increasing numbers of people moving to the world’s cities while minimizing the ecological impact of construction is a massive challenge. Construction is one of the most wasteful industries on earth, which contributes enormously to climate change. (Image courtesy of Shutterstock.)
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