City of the Future
How Houston in the US deals with the pressures of immigration, an exploding youth population and a widening divide between rich and poor.
How does Houston, Texas, a massive city, deal with the pressures of immigration, an exploding youth population and a widening divide between rich and poor? The answer could be critical to the future success of the US. Sociologists who have studied the city for decades believe that many US metropolitan areas could look like Houston in 30 years' time. Since the election of Donald Trump, these issues have become even more critical.
Catherine Carr travels to Texas to see how the city鈥檚 authorities and inhabitants are coping with the radical changes to Houston鈥檚 demographics and meets the pioneers attempting to intentionally build bridges across city divides.
(Photo: Houston's buildings. Credit: Getty Images)
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