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living on an urban planet
Urbanization benefits
solve the problem of Earth's
growing population.
According to Harvard economist Edward Glaeser
Cities are "the absence of space between people".
=> Reduces the cost of transporting
goods, people and ideas.
=> Allows people to be more productive.
Attract and reward smart people with higher wages.
=> Enables people to learn from each other.
According to environmentalist Steward Brand
Has a smaller impact on the environment than suburbs and rural areas.
Allows half of the world’s population to live in relatively small areas (4% of the land).
City Roads, sewers and power lines are shorter and require fewer resources to build and operate.
Requires less energy to heat, cool and light.
People drive less.
=> Can walk and use public transportation.
=> Cities produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions per person than suburbs.
Urbanization management
Urban planners are focusing on urban sprawl.
Shlomo Angel-an urban planning professor thinks two main reasons for urban sprawl.
Rising incomes.
Cheaper transportation.
Environmental implications.
Income rises.
=> People have more money to buy space.
Cheaper transportation.
=> Affordable to travel.
=> Expanding suburbs, more energy used.
=> Increased air pollution and green house gases.
Planners want to bring people back to downtown areas by creating.
Walkable town centers.
High-rise appartment.
More transportation buildings.
Shlomo Angle believes planning can make a big difference in the way cities grow.
Good planning requires.
Looking decades ahead.
Looking at growing cities in a positive way.