in 2050, over three quarters of the world’s population will live in cities. this follow-up to phaidon’s successful the endless city is a close look at the issues that affect cities, and thus human life across the globe in the twenty-first century. based on a series of conferences held by the london school of economics, living in the endless city examines mumbai, sao paolo and istanbul through a series of essays by global scholars and thinkers, photographs illustrating key aspects of life in the three cities, and compellingly presented analytical data.