Cities
respond to
climate change
The climate crisis is largely a crisis of design and planning. This website brings together major cities and business to rethink the way our cities are designed and used. It is part of the sustainable cities project, led by CABE, the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.
Sustainable cities Articles
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Jonathon Porritt: hard truths, real outcomes
Watch the chair of the Sustainable Development Commission speak about overcoming the challenges of implementing a sustainability strategy.
27 November / 2007 10:57 am
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Sir Crispin Tickell: learn to think differently
Watch the director of the Policy Foresight Programme at Oxford University explain the big challenges for city leadership teams.
27 November / 2007 10:52 am
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Gary Lawrence: learning from whack-a-mole
Watch the former planning director for Seattle offer lessons from the world’s first sustainability focused comprehensive municipal plan.
27 November / 2007 10:42 am
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Ellen MacArthur: ‘default:off’
Watch Dame Ellen talk about her experiences at sea, the lessons she’s learned - and her fight against climate change on dry land.
27 November / 2007 9:58 am
