According to Reinventing the City much of the growth in urban populations will not be taking place in the world’s mega-cities, but rather in small and fast-growing cities. These cities will have great opportunities to provide new low-carbon infrastructure, but may also face the challenges of growth with very limited resources.
The three prerequisites for greening urban infrastructure:
The three prerequisites for greening urban infrastructure:
- Cities must adopt aggressive energy reduction goals and best-practice approaches to urban planning.
- Innovative financing strategies are needed to provide $20 trillion to $30 trillion in funding for additional up-front capital costs, with developed nations working together to assist developing nations in their low-carbon urban infrastructure initiatives.
- The latest technological advances must be utilized to support and enable the planning, construction, and usage of urban infrastructure in all cities.
