Making a difference # 3 (Herbert Girardet)

Herbert Girardet was born in Germany, and went to the UK as a student in 1963 and decided to make his home there. Herbert Girardet is a social anthropologist and cultural ecologist and now works as a writer, consultant and filmmaker. His main focus in recent years has been the sustainable development of cities and contemporary lifestyles. Herbert has produced 50 documentaries on human environmental impacts all over the world.

As consultant, his clients include UN Habitat, the Greater London Authority, the London Development Agency and the Corporation of London and the cities of Adelaide and Vienna. He is the Director of Programmes at the World Future Council and a consultant to Arup on the development of the Chinese eco-city Dongtan. He is a recipient of a UN ‘Global 500 Award for Outstanding Environmental Achievements’ and an honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

At Sustainable Cities™ we have been very inspired by Herberts work, and the following quote has been a leading star for us:

To make informed decisions, people need a good knowledge base. For this purpose the collection and dissemination of best practices are crucial, giving people information about projects that have made cities into better places.

This thinking has helped shape the present database, Sustainable Cities™.

Read the Sustainable Cities™ interview with Herbert Girardet.

His latest book is Cities People Planet - Urban Development and Climate Change.

Check out the World Future Council.