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BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CITY: a blog


Smart Cities: urban innovation needs people-centred guidelines
Seven out of 10 people are likely to be living in cities by the year 2050 compared with around half now, increasing both their...
philthornton01
15 hours ago3 min read
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Beyond ‘slums’: rethinking urban informal settlements in the Global South
The pejorative word “slums” has made a reappearance in the mainstream Western media following the death of Pope Francis as mourners...
philthornton01
May 54 min read
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The case for delivering genuinely sustainable new towns in Britain
Almost 800 years ago, King Edward I of England ordered a new town to be built to replace the port town of Winchelsea on the East Sussex...
philthornton01
Apr 224 min read
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