Ricky Burdett speaks at CityLab 2016 in Miami

On October 24, CityLab 2016 hosted a talk in Miami by LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett on the India Smart Cities Challenge. Discussing the growing threat posed by uncontrolled urban sprawl, Professor Burdett outlined global urban trends and the role of innovation in addressing future environmental, social and economic problems. Drawing on the work of LSE Cities and Bloomberg Philanthropies in supporting and studying the Indian government’s Smart Cities Mission, he highlighted examples from a variety of Indian cities speaking to citizen engagement, competition, innovation and local agency. LSE Cities has previously worked with Bloomberg on the European Mayors Challenge.