Smart Planet
Choices for the future of the human planet. Science and environment writer Gaia Vince takes you on a journey through the Anthropocene – the age of man – identifying the planets limits and what we can do about them.
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17 May 2013
More than half the world’s population are concentrated in urban areas, and this is having an effect not just culturally, but biologically too. Read more...
2 May 2013
The urban revolution is not just remarkable in scale, but also in the way cities are evolving. Buildings and systems are now responding to our shifting needs. Read more...
18 April 2013
Our swelling cities consume enormous amounts of energy and generate over 80% of global carbon emissions. We need to make them more self-sufficient, but how? Read more...
28 January 2013
The 21st century city will need to be built around efficient, low-emitting mass transit. How can this best be achieved, especially with existing infrastuctures? Read more...
14 January 2013
Though scenes of squalor, rubbish and polluted waters look like destitution, shanty towns could provide rich seedlings for the urban revolution. Read more...
