11 : Future -

: "Will" is for beliefs and offers; "Going to" is for intentions or predictions based on current evidence [10, 13].

: Overcoming rising urban poverty and inadequate public transport [11].

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 focuses on making cities "inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable" [18]. As over half the world’s population lives in urban areas—a figure expected to reach 70% by 2050—cities represent the definitive future of global living [11, 18]. Key challenges include:

Futurologists and tech leaders highlight several "reasons to be excited" or "trends for the future" that will define the coming decade [15, 22]: