Blog: A Call to Urban Leaders
From Water | Food | Environment — The Blog of David Guy:
“There is an increasing call on urban leaders in California to develop the next generation of economic and environmental policies that will improve our natural and working landscapes for the benefit of both urban and rural areas.
“In a new and provocative book, Colombia Professor Vishaan Chakrabarti challenges us to think differently about the role of cities and he posits that cities are the key to solving the environmental, cultural, economic, and social problems that confront the future of 21st-century America. In ‘A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America,’ he argues that ‘intelligent planning and design can turn our cities into drivers of progressiveness and stewardship.’ …
“He specifically urges Americans to invest in an ‘Infrastructure of Opportunity’ that includes transportation, water, sewage and electricity. He advances hyperdensity to make new infrastructure more affordable because it lowers the per-capita cost of construction and yields extra tax revenues.”
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