Urban environmental strategies

Whilst debatably untouched sectors in the developing world, it is imperative that any reform proposals that respond to the unprecedented expansion of global slums must be accompanied by clear mechanisms that incorporate environmental sustainability and green housing development strategies.  Of course, the task is by no means simple – particularly in countries where slum communities are forming on a daily basis with very little authoritative control and even basic provision for the base of the pyramid being in place, let alone initiatives that respect local environments.  Please see an interview below with Patrick Cordon – professor at the University of British Columbia and co-author “Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation” (a report published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy) where we discussed a number of related issues.

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