Experts

In this interview, Nicky Gavron, member of the London Assembly and Deputy Mayor of London, talks about the future challenges for cities.

In this interview, Anthony Giddens talks about his new book ‘The politics of climate change’ (2009).

"In Bogotá we are making the city a better place to live for people, not for cars", says Enrique Peñalosa.

William McDonough talks about Cradle to Cradle on different scales

The characteristic of a truly sustainable city is, first and foremost, that it powers itself entirely by means of renewable energy systems, says  Herbert Girardet.

Sustainable cities are cities that are pedestrian paradises, where anybody would want to live downtown, says Mathis Wackernagel.

Sustainability starts with people and a truly sustainable city will put people first, says Barabara Southworth. 

A sustainable citiy is a city where walking and cyckling is the preferred mode of movement,  says Gehl.

The sustainable city of the future should be versatile, compact and beautiful, says Richard Burdett.

A sustainable city is one that is reducing its ecological footprint whilst simultaneously improving its quality of life, says Peter Newman. 

With half the world's population living in cities, there can be no solutions to environmental, social or economic problems without major reconstructions and reconfigurations of urban living, says David Harvey.