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:
In English linguistics, expressing the future involves specific structures based on the nature of the event [10]: 11 : Future
: For personal plans/arrangements (e.g., "I'm meeting them tomorrow"). United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 focuses on
: Chapter 11 of Charting the Course argues that technology is opportunity , not destiny; our choices determine its direction [14]. our choices determine its direction [14].