this video was sponsored by the nick moore foundation what will the cities of the future look like by 2050 the world's population is expected to reach 9. 8 billion and nearly 70 percent of these people are expected to live in urban areas in this video we are going to be taking a look at some of the most sustainable cities which are currently under construction from smart high-tech cities to forest cities we will be taking a closer look at what urban life is going to be like in 2050 the world's first forest city created to fight pollution is now under construction in luxo china it has been designed by stefano bowari architects who have been developing green projects all around the world the futuristic forest city will be home to a community of about 30 000 people it will be covered in greenery including nearly 1 million plants and 40 000 trees that together absorb almost 10 000 tons of carbon dioxide as a result the forest city will help to decrease the average air temperature improve local air quality create noise barriers nurture habitats and improve local biodiversity in the region similarly in malaysia a forest city has already completed its first phase of construction the project is planned to be completed in 2013. it is said to cost 100 billion dollars and will house 700 000 people the plan is for the project to be a green oasis that uses the latest green and sustainable technology however the city is being placed in a region of mangrove forests which are incredibly important for infant sea life the developers are planning to combat these issues by planting a 250 hectare seagrass plantation and nine kilometers of mangroves now over in the united arab emirates a project called the sustainable city has already been built the 5 million square foot sustainable city is designed to be a net zero development and has the potential to go off grid the city has 500 homes all powered by solar panels all water is recycled on site there are no cars and the complex grows its own vegetables in 11 biome greenhouses [Music] also in the uae is the mazda city which is set to be completed in 2025.
the city developers have aspirations for this to be the most sustainable city on earth the city was designed to be zero carbon and zero waste home to a population of forty thousand people with an additional fifty thousand commuters in an area of only six square kilometers the city remains around 15 degrees celsius cooler than the surrounding area because the streets and buildings of mazda city are specially designed to be in line with the traditional arab design which uses natural materials to deflect the scorching desert sun this self-sufficient project close to beijing has recently been designed by guayart architects the buildings in the city are to be constructed entirely from timber and are designed to use 80 less energy than traditional buildings by utilizing solar panels natural ventilation and green roofs for insulation the architects even incorporated greenhouses for growing food [Music] architecture firm br kingles group has designed a concept for a floating city of 10 000 people that could help populations threatened by extreme weather events and rising sea levels it is called the oceanic city and the concept consists of buoyant islands clustered together in groups of six to form villages [Music] oceanic city is intended to provide a habitable offshore environment in the event of rising sea levels which are expected to affect 90 percent of the world's coastal cities by 2050. in 2018 work began in a new city in the philippines as intended to be pollution-free and resilient to natural disasters the new clark city is still being constructed about 100 kilometers north of the capital manila this city is being built as a backup city from where the government can still function should capital city manila succumb to a natural disaster such as an earthquake typhoon or flooding plans to make the city pollution free include using green energy and constructing buildings that consume very little energy the first phase of development is estimated to be complete in 2022 the city of amarovati in india is being built with the goal of becoming one of the most sustainable cities in the world the architects fostering partners want at least 60 percent of the city to be covered in greenery or water its estimated completion date is 2025.
