The endless city : the urban age project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Banks Alfred Herrhausen Society At the turn of the twenty first century the world is faced with an unprecedented challenge. It must address a fundamental shift in the worlds population towards the cities and away from mankinds rural roots. Over the course of two years a group of internationally renowned professionals from a variety of different disciplines and backgrounds gathered together in six world cities to take stock of the new urban condition and to offer an approach to dealing with it. The result was a sometimes passionate always challenging and informed debate on how architects urbanists politicians and policy makers can constructively plan the infrastructure and development of the endless city to promote a better social and economic life for its citizens. Jacket