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The Documentary: City of the Future

City of the Future

03/01/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, City of the Future

Dealing with immigration, an exploding population, and a divide between rich and poor

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’s authorities and inhabitants are coping with the radical changes to Houston’s demographics and meets the pioneers attempting to intentionally build bridges across city divides.

(Photo: Houston's buildings. Credit: Getty Images)

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