# Urbanization and the evolution of cities across 10,000 years

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Vance Kite
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Earth and environment, Society and politics, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/vance_kite_urbanization_and_the_evolution_of_cities_across_10_000_years)
- 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)

About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city. Vance Kite plots our urban past and how we can expect future cities to adapt to our growing populations. \[Directed by Keaton Tips, narrated by Michelle Snow\].

## Lectures

1. [Urbanization and the evolution of cities across 10,000 years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/vance_kite_urbanization_and_the_evolution_of_cities_across_10_000_years/6d1168ff7d38), 4 min (TED's player)