by Joshua S. Goldstein Making predictions about social trends of any kind is extremely difficult and arguably impossible. Past efforts at prediction have been notoriously unsuccessful, as Dan G...
By VADM (ret.) Yoji Koda, JMSDF Preface It is my estimate that, even around 2030, the alliance between Japan and the United States will remain a core enabler of the security of the Asia-Western P...
http://gt2030.com/2013/07/japans-perspective-on-the-future-security-environment-1/
We live during an era of historically unprecedented peace. Whether we look over timescales of decades or centuries, wars have become less frequent. Figure 1 (data drawn from Pinker’s excellent...
In order to prepare for the topic this week, I have included some information of the current gas energy outlook, discussed very briefly on technologies then provided views from both proponents an...
http://gt2030.com/2012/08/will-shale-gas-give-a-second-burst-to-us-manufacturing/
In order to prepare for the topic this week, I have included some information of the current gas energy outlook, discussed very briefly on technologies then provided views from both proponents an...
http://gt2030.com/2012/08/will-shale-gas-give-a-second-burst-to-us-manufacturing-2/
By Dr. Nancy Brune As has been noted, the world’s population is expected to increase to 8 billion by 2025 and 9 billion by 2050. For the first time in our history, 52 percent of the worl...
By Dr. Tomas Ries Cities are among the oldest major political actors on the planet. At one time – the Greek city states and the Roman Empire – they ran the show, as the main actors ab...
http://gt2030.com/2012/08/alpha-cities-megaslums-and-tomorrows-revolutions/
By Dr. Stephen Commins A fundamental challenge for the future is that in many low and lower middle income countries, urban population growth will continue to outpace the capacity of both national...
http://gt2030.com/2012/08/urban-fragility-and-global-megacities-2/
By Dr. Peter Engelke The rapid growth of cities in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere has shifted the world’s center of wealth, altered global production and consumption patterns, and increased pressu...
By Dr. Nat Cobb I would like to explore the influence of health on the question: “will megacities be a crucible of disaster or innovation?” It goes without saying that an uncontrolled epidemi...
http://gt2030.com/2012/08/can-we-predict-which-megacities-are-most-vulnerable-to-epidemics/