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tOKYO: hundreds of thousands
of shoppers thronged to buy
food in ameyoko shopping
district for new Year's Day.

special RepoRt

Megacities

22 urban living has its advantages,
but the challenges are formidable.
here's a how-to manual of technology solutions.
24 MegaCitieS BY the nUMBeRS

The biggest, smallest, richest, poorest, most
polluted, and best connected in the world.
By Samuel K. Moore & alan gardner

26 hOW tO BUilD a gReen CitY

The city of the future-a sustainable future-
is being built on an island off the coast of Shanghai.
By Steven Cherry

30 hOW tO MeaSURe a CitY'S
MetaBOliSM

like most cities, london consumes more than its
fair share. By Samuel K. Moore

32 hOW tO KeeP 18 MilliOn
PeOPle MOVing

São Paulo's sprawling network of busways offers a
new take on an old mass-transit option.
By erico guizzo

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online exclusives

mumbai has enjoyed plentiful and reliable power
for a century. but this year, it might be lights out.
By harry goldstein

Delve deeper into our
special report with
slide shows, video,
audio, and more articles about the world's
biggest and most
fascinating cities.

42 liFe in the MegaCitY A Photo Essay

Challenge X

36 hOW tO See the UnSeen CitY

A veritable museum of forgotten infrastructure lies
buried beneath a city's streets. By Sandra Upson

38 hOW tO BlaCKOUt-PROOF a CitY

48 hOW tO MaSteR a SeiSMiC DiSaSteR
When the next big earthquake strikes Tokyo, an
early-warning system could help save lives and
property. By Jean Kumagai

52 hOW tO BUilD a Mile-high
SKYSCRaPeR

behemoth buildings are becoming practical,
thanks to new technologies and innovations in
construction materials. By Willie D. Jones
Integrated databases and a central control center
have enabled New York city's police to cut reaction
times and speed investigations.
By William Sweet & Stephen Cass

58 hOW nOt tO MaKe a MegaCitY

on a good day, lagos is exasperatingly corrupt,
poverty-ridden, and dangerous. By harry goldstein
Paolo Soleri imagines systems as intricate and
insular as ocean liners. By Stephen Cass

College kids and cutting torches,
SUVs and soccer moms. Car
editor John Voelcker reports
from gM headquarters as
17 teams try to re-engineer an
ordinary SUV to minimize fuel
consumption and emissions.

BlOgS aWaY!

54 hOW tO Fight CRiMe in Real tiMe

59 hOW tO DeSign a PeRFeCt CitY
coVEr: Vincent laforet; ThIS PAGE: lEfT: Toru Yamanaka/AfP/
Getty Images; rIGhT: fPG/Getty Images

Megacities

Follow and respond to the
latest developments in video
games, venture capital,
robotics, risk management,
and Microsoft research
through new blogs debuting
this month.

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