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New York | May 2019

Innovators and global influencers will reconvene in New York City for the RICS World Built Environment Forum Summit 2019.

Date:: MON 13 MAY 2019
Time:: 09:00 - 18:00
Event ends on 14 May 2019
Venue:: Conrad New York, 102 North End Avenue, NY 10282, USA
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The World Built Environment Forum facilitates industry leading discussions harnessing the enormous potential of the 21st century's people and places.

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What can we learn from… Hong Kong Metro’s development route?

For nearly 40 years the city has been funding rail infrastructure development by capturing the value uplift in the land around new stations.

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Make space for green space

What city has the space to accommodate a new park when land for development is at such a premium?

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Second life

Development doesn’t get any more sustainable than finding a new use for redundant buildings.

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High street to hell

Internet retail will only kill off town centres if we let it happen, says regeneration consultant Julian Dobson.

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Work the numbers

The internet of things may be a magnet for hype, but its potential to transform workplace efficiency could be very real indeed.

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The century of cities

Only 25% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1980. By 2080 that figure is expected to be 85%. This is the century of cities.

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