THE ECOTOPIA 2121 PROJECT PREDICTS THE FUTURE OF 100 SUPER ECOFRIENDLY CITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. THIS WEEK, WE FOCUS ON THE AFRICAN CITY OF TIMBUKTU. Timbuktu's Golden Age of Learning Some 800 years ago, Timbuktu was one of the wealthiest cities in Africa, with gardened glades and waterways and a grand trading bazaar. It was also the home of great learning centers and courtyard libraries, only a very few of which survive today. In European countries, Timbuktu was regarded as m