ABSTRACT
In the Information Age (Strongman, 2016), it is reasonable to assume that technology will continue to be harnessed in the pursuit of science and for the betterment of society. Another large-scale socio-technological concern, food and water security, becomes increasingly prevalent in the future as the world’s population grows. The proportion of people living in urban areas will rise further, and of those, people living in ‘megacities’ of over 10 million people, will also become greater in number comparative to other areas (United Nations, 2015). Concomitant with the pressures of population growth, social inequality, technological development and climate change, the anthropocentric ‘shift’ will need to be a factor of policy and design issues, with more of the world’s population educated for a more sustainable human future.
