未来都市

At the dawn of this new decade of action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the environmental, health, and food crisis is reshaping the whole world. To date, cities are the major centers for production and consumption. However, they need to be resigned to increase their resilience and adaptation to disruptive external factors. Just as entire sectors need to be repurposed, resources revalued and reallocated, and  food production rethought.

Respecting our planetary boundaries now determines our ability to succeed in these global challenges. The way we use and perceive space has already been heavily adjusted to the current needs. Cities have been reshaped, both to deal with rising sea levels and to ensure adequate access to food. Our houses now need not only space for cooking, but also for working at home. Office and shops’ layouts and ventilation have been totally rethought given the health pandemic. Squares and public spaces have been regaining traction and relevance and technologies are enabling food  to be grown and produced without soils, saving hectares of precious space.