What builds an engaged citizenry?
Few questions are as important as this to policymakers, educators and civil society today. Citizens form the building blocks of productive and healthy societies, but polluted, overpopulated and underserviced urban centers are diminishing their capacities. In an era of rising populations and lifespans, how can we ensure that citizens are equipped to learn and engage better, improving their own lives and that of future generations? These are the questions experts seek to give insight on in this selection of articles on developing lifelong learning models for cities of the future.