The sustainable city may be what saves humanity from itself. Contrary to stats from President Obama, Bill Clinton, and UN officials, city dwellers actually have a smaller carbon footprint that non-urban residents. Many who study urban development have understood this but now new statistics are proving it. With these new numbers showing that urban living [...]
Ten Principles for Sustainability
Back in 2007, Danish think tank Monday Morning worked with Realdania to develop the “Copenhagen Agenda for Sustainable Cities” initiative. The initiative spells out the ten main principles that can help cities provide their inhabitants a more sustainable lifestyle. In the end, it was determined that there needs to be “a radical change of mindset, [...]
