The Fight Against Climate Change Starts in Cities

Urban design can help to solve our most pressing environmental challenges.

The master plan for Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station District represents the type of strategic development that can lead to a more resilient future: creating greater density around a major transit hub, while fostering research and collaboration between universities and the private sector. Image © Amtrak

by Dan Ringelstein

The global challenges we face today — climate change, population growth, and the degradation of the natural environment — threaten not only our way of life, but the survival of our planet. To address these…