Cities may be more energy-efficient than the countryside, but we can radically enhance that efficiency with existing and achievable technology plus a little imagination, making cities carbon neutral and all but self-sufficient.
Cities may be more energy-efficient than the countryside, but we can radically enhance that efficiency with existing and achievable technology plus a little imagination, making cities carbon neutral and all but self-sufficient. Wired UK via eatingbark
The result? From the air, the ideal green city should resemble Mayan ruins poking out of a lush forest. Under the canopy, there'll be densely populated but diverse and vibrant streets humming with every kind of human life. Utopian? You bet. But unless we get a lot smarter very quickly, we'll get the future we deserve: sweltering resource-poor mega-favelas salted with the high-security enclaves of the hyper-rich. Time to choose.
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If I may add: there's also a fantastic link within the side-bar of this Wired UK article that points to a movie entitled "Home" directed by Yann Arthus Bertrand.
The feature is approximately 1:33:18 minutes long and narrated by actress Glen Close.
It uses stunning Hi-def aerial cinematography to provoke thought - and by virtue of the narrative, action - on why we as the human species, need to seriously re-think our heavy-handed existence on our planet.
copy and paste link into browser URL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU
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