Our cities are at a breaking point.
Power grids fail under the heat. Water supplies run dry. Bridges, pipes, and housing crack under the weight of rapid growth. Digital systems promise resilience, but also open the door to surveillance and cyber-attack.

In this episode of FutureScope, Anaiya explores the paradox of the modern city — engines of human progress, but also fragile pressure cookers of risk. From Jakarta sinking beneath the sea, to Cape Town’s Day Zero, to the rise of smart but vulnerable urban grids, we journey through the crises shaping life in the twenty-first century.

We imagine four possible urban futures: the Resilient City, the Surveillance City, the Fragmented City, and the Green Renaissance City.
And we ask: what kind of city are we building today — and what future do we want to live in tomorrow?

Tune in to Episode 87: The City Under Pressure.