The phrase "advanced cities" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe urban areas that have developed sophisticated infrastructure, technology, or services.
Example: "The conference will focus on sustainable development in advanced cities around the world."
Alternatives: "developed cities" or "progressive urban areas".
More advanced cities broaden the focus to cover social impact and how sustainable development policy is delivered.
Legislative and regulatory improvements concerning planning procedures and PI are suggested, with the advanced cities to be used as models.
I strongly believe that Detroit will be seen as one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world in the near future".
For advanced cities such as London, Shanghai, Singapore, and the like, a "seamless mobility" model could yield societal benefits of up to $2.5 billion per year by 2030.
Despite South Korea's economic rise in recent decades – Seoul, the capital, is one of the world's most technologically advanced cities – a deep vein of traditionalism still courses through society.
But the air in Hong Kong is bad enough now to persuade some people to leave for cleaner places and to risk hurting Hong Kong's reputation as one of Asia's most advanced cities.
Mr. Moody, too, recalls how advanced city kids seemed.
Even the most advanced city sits on top of natural history stretching back millennia.
But above all, we must understand that an advanced city is not one where poor residents use cars, but one where rich residents use public transport.
But I believe that conception is too Euro-centric; too "advanced city-centric", because I think developing-country cities which have not yet been built could be much better than London or Paris or New York.
In the aftermath, the government has placed strict controls on news coverage of the stampede, censoring or limiting accounts, apparently in the belief that it is an embarrassment for Shanghai, China's wealthiest and most advanced city.
