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We see it as essential to bring the global engineering community together – to share experience , as well as ensuring we as a profession are united in the same direction .
The congress this year featured a special cities stream , in partnership with 100 Resilient Cities , as cities are at the heart of many of the challenges facing society . For example , cities account for between 60 and 80 % of the energy consumed on earth but occupy just 3 % of the land . By 2030 , 60 % of the world ’ s population will be in urban areas but already 800mn live in slum conditions .
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