Urban growth is changing the condition of humanity and the face of the earth. Half the world’s people now live in cities, with most of the other half depending on them for their economic survival. Mega–cities of ten million or more people are the largest, most complex structures ever made. They are the central hubs of modern economies and their transport systems. Their resource use and waste discharge dominates the human presence on earth. Fossil fuel technology powers modern urbanisation, but in the coming years many cities will become vulnerable to the rising tides of climate change. Across the world, we need a revolution in ‘future–proofing’ our cities, progressively switching to renewable energy technology and mimicking natural zero–waste ecosystems. Cities People Planet is a state of the art textbook on how we can address the many challenges of urbanisation. Through a fast moving text and ninety case studies, the author presents leading–edge initiatives and...

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