7 Billion is the New 6 Billion:

With the recent birth of the 7 billionth person a lot of people are beginning to question the rate at which the modern day population is growing.  As the simple, clean, graphically pleasing video above shows, the significance of urban designers is now at an all-time high.  The responsibility of successfully designing and planning efficient urban environments for the future is one that lies in our hands.  Considerations of natural resources, food, water, and energy will inevitably dictate the success/failure of our future generations (of which will be an astounding 10 billion by the year 2100), thus placing even more emphasis on the efficiency and resiliency of urban systems.