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7 principles for building better cities

Peter Calthorpe talks about cities and how they grow through time and the impact they generate. the environmental problems can be solved but this depends on how we configure our cities since the way in which we configure the city defines our behavior in it. The expansion of the cities is a natural fact due to the constant arrival of new residents who look for new opportunities of life in them, but this brings problems because the expansion of the cities makes segregation of all kinds and it generates that society separates.

Calthorpe through its vision it proposes the unification of society and the change of habits of this. One of the approaches he has is the need to create cities for pedestrians to stop using cars that generate a cost and a significant environmental impact. It also proposes that it is necessary to unify the city, not expanding it in a low density in order to opt for more friendly and non-polluting transport services, as well as reducing transfer times. what it means to densify the existing city and prioritize the pedestrian.

Personally, I think it is necessary to generate a change from now on for future generations due to the carelessness and misuse of the elements that nature gives us. It is vital to start thinking about cleaner cities considering that a large part of the world population lives in them. I believe that Calthorpe is successful in solutions for city life that can generate a great economic impact for citizens as well as for the rest.

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