Reimagining Cities

Abstract

Building on a Firm Foundation Reviews 756 Global Change and the Ecology of Cities N. B. Grimm et al. 772 Urbanization and the Wealth of Nations D. E. Bloom et al.

El ecodiseño y planeamiento de barrios sostenibles: el caso de estudio de Vallbona (Barcelona)

“…This process differs from a conventional urban design mostly due to the incorporation of environmental criteria along the whole 4. Virtual aerial image of the project (12).…”

“…This unprecedented growth in urbanisation will lead to important but as of yet poorly understood impacts on the Earth's environment (2). Despite representing only 2.7% of the world's surface area (3), the world's cities are responsible for 75% of the world's energy consumption and 80% of greenhouse gas emissions (4). Therefore, global sustainability is increasingly an issue of urban sustainability, being essential to encourage more benign trajectories of urbanisation.…”

La "era urbana" en debate

“…Para 2030, cerca de 5 billones de personas vivirán en ciudades. (Ash, Jasny, Robert, Stone & Sugden, 2008) El tropo también es repetido por investigadores que trabajan para la empresa de consultoría McKinsey & Company, en un informe reciente sobre el rol de la economía en las ciudades:…”

Converging Disciplines

“…. all these concatenating factors make urban planning a vitally important area for research and action (Ash, Jasny, Roberts, Stone, & Sugden, 2008). As a positive corollary, urbanization should also serve as a space for innovative researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and communities to collaborate in creating workable and livable cities.…”