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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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...
17 December 2012
The growing number of cities on the planet could provide a solution to many of our environmental and social problems – if we re-think the way they operate. Read more...
29 November 2012
In the second of a two-part series, Gaia Vince explains how consumerism is draining the planet of its resources, and why it is time to act more responsibly. Read more...
15 November 2012
In the first of a two-part series, Gaia Vince explores our insatiable desire to mine our planet’s resources, and asks whether we must finally take action. Read more...
