3 ms·
Planning, as a field, virtually always worsens carbon. Cities all “want” to become more dense (people bid higher to live in the center), and planning pushes gro
by Schiendelman 5y ago
Planning, as a field, virtually always worsens carbon. Cities all “want” to become more dense (people bid higher to live in the center), and planning pushes growth outward and limits growth upward.
Despite the carbon intensity of building new structures, the fastest way to slow planning-based carbon emissions is to throw out as much land use regulation as possible.
- elkos 5y agoTo my understanding, urban planning is the scientific approach to cities-system in order to achieve set goals and expectations (either by private or government entities). Is that the definition you had in mind?
- Schiendelman 5y agoScientific? No, it’s always just been politics, and often racism. I recommend starting with, perhaps, “The Color of Law.”