Integrators to Healthy and Lower Carbon Cities in 21st Century

摘要

The world is accelerating into the 21st century and will continue to be stressed by population increase. The metropolis must be part of the solution since 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050. Status quo design will not provide the required solutions in the metropolis - more integrated system are required. Buildings, districts, and cities must be sustainably designed not only as individual components, but also as parts of larger networks. Increasing connectedness within cities will decrease resource consumption, despite the higher EUI of tall buildings, and lead to higher qualities of life that include longer life expectancies, higher productivity, and enhanced resiliency. More importantly, a new generation of architects and engineers will need to integrate these designs and systems holistically and it is more about synthesizing and harmonizing the integrated whole.