City of the future

City of the future Dec 4th 2008 | MESA From The Economist print edition A rare opportunity to build an urban centre from scratch SCOTT SMITH likes to introduce himself as mayor of “the biggest city you’ve never heard of”. The article cites the work of UNC Kenan-Flagler professor John Kasarda on the “aerotropolis”—a city as tied to air traffic as 19th-century cities were to railways.