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Urban Transformation
How can cities prepare themselves for the future?
A look at innovation, disruption and 'smart cities'
Gretchen Effgen is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities and a Board Member at CivicSmart; a former Zipcar executive, she currently leads business development at coUrbanize, an online platform for city development.