97 — Richard Rogers' Reith Lecture — Cities for a Small Planet
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Is Sustainable Development a Good Idea?
My cause for optimism, in the face of grim evidence, comes from the growing acceptance of ecological thought. Scientists, philosophers, economists, architects and artists are now using a global perspective to explore strategies to sustain our future. The united nations report our common future laid down the concept of sustainable development as the backbone of a global economic policy. Its aim is that we should meet our present needs without compromising future generations. We should positively direct our development in favor of the world's majority, the poor. I think it exemplifies all the fantastic qualities of all the things he says is against. It's getting thet thumbs up.
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