Imagine a prosperous zero-carbon, zero-waste, non-toxic, pleasantly urban yet leafy green community. Thats where youll be living in 20 years, if we do our work right. A guest of the Visions of a Sustainable World Speaker Series at Yale, Alex Steffen shows how the tools to transform our cities and suburbs into sustainable communities are already emerging, and why that transformation will leave us better off. Steffen is Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Worldchanging and Editor of Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century.
Duration : 1:18:35
With the world’s population on the rise and more people moving to cities, President Clinton describes a bold new project from the Clinton Climate Initiative in association with the U.S. Green Building Council. The program will set the global standard for communities striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.
Produced by the Active Living Network, a project of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. An interview with legendary author, Jane Jacobs, who wrote “The Death and Life of Great American Cities.” The film explores the role of the built environment in physical activity and public health. 9:45 Total Length
For the first time in history, more people live in cities than anywhere else, which means cities have to get smarter.