It is estimated that just before the year 2000 humanity will become a predominantly urban population. Over 50 percent of the population worldwide will be living in cities and towns. Charter of Calcutta We are at a turning point in history. Our planetary environment is severely damaged. Desertification is spreading, the globe is warming.
Entire ecosystems are under threat.
And the city is at the centre of the storm of destruction. We must cease seeing the city as a problem. We must see it as a solution. For the city is our home. It is what we make it to be.