ESCAPE TO THE CITY

70% of the worlds population will live in citiesby 2050.

What impact is urban living having on our wellbeing? What can we learn from cities around the world? And how can we balance rapid urbanisation with quality of life?

Join us and our expert panel to discuss whether we should all escape to the city.

Speakers include:

LEO HOLLIS,Urbanist, historian and author of the international bestsellerCities are Good for you

DR GEORGE MACKERRON,Lecturer in the Economics of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (Economics), University of Sussex, and creator of Mappiness, the happiness mapping app.

JEREMY BENTHAM,Vice President Global Business Environment, Royal Dutch Shell and Head of the Shell Scenarios supplement Future Cities in collaboration with the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore.

Venue:

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR

Exhibition Road entrance
South Kensington tube

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Tickets:£10 (£7 RGS-IBG Fellows and members).

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