Creating Green Cities
159 views · Published 31 March 2014 · 1:20:54 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
Peter Smith of the Boston Society of Architects, Larissa Brown, chief planner for urban design firm Goody and Clancy, and Kristina Egan, director of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance discuss transit oriented development and "smart growth" are new initiatives in urban design aimed at creating "green cities." How is it possible to design urban communities that are economically and environmentally sustainable? How do such communities work? Are they coming to your region soon?
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