Get news updates from WGBH Fri February 22, 2013 The Century of
Urbanization In hundreds of years, when people read the history
of the 21st century, they may well call it the century of
urbanization. The century in which hundreds of millions of
people — billions, ultimately — left their homes in rural areas
and crowded into cities, looking for new and better lives. But
how will that migration affect the planet? Karen Seto, Associate
Professor of the Urban Environment at Yale’s School of Forestry
and Environmental Studies, argues that the impact may be
profound. WHERE WE LIVE BOSTON PUBLIC RADIO