Cities and Urbanization

Cities and Urbanization: Challenges of the 21st Century

Virtual Preview – October 7, 2025
In-Person Summit – November, 2025
Tampa, FL

Cities are at the same time the largest technologies humans make and the most complex living systems humans occupy. This summit will take a deep dive into the promises, perils, and paradoxes of the on-going transformation of cities and urban systems in the United States and explore the necessary role that the engineering community plays as stewards, guiding and shaping that evolution for the benefit of society.

The summit will inquire into transformational forces that will reshape urban environments in the next quarter century, such as:

Remote work and other legacy conditions of the pandemic.
New urban mobility and transportation technologies.
Climate change imperatives.
Sustainability and resilient infrastructure.
Housing and homelessness.
Smart cities and other disruptive technologies (AI).
Social justice and equity challenges.
Resource, environmental, and social stresses.
Regenerative and circular economy approaches to urban transformation

Registration fee: $750/person ($650/person for three or more registrants from the same organization)

Agenda:

Our Once and Future Water Crisis Summit Agenda (coming soon)

Reading List:

Our Once and Future Water Crisis Summit Reading List (coming soon)

Provocateurs:

Please contact us with any questions.