# What squatter cities can teach us

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2006
- Speaker: Stewart Brand
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stewart_brand_what_squatter_cities_can_teach_us)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out.

## Lectures

1. [What squatter cities can teach us](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stewart_brand_what_squatter_cities_can_teach_us/4a5e523bbee4), 3 min (TED's player)