At the beginning of the 20th century an estimated five percent of
the world's population lived in cities. Today, half the world's
population is urbanized. Urban sustainability is multifaceted and
encompasses security, economics, environment and resources, health,
and quality of life. It can be viewed as the intersection of two
extremely complex and not yet fully understood processes,
urbanization and global sustainability, which will increasingly
overlap as urban populations continue to grow. Effective policies
are critical for addressing urban sustainability, and must be
politically realistic in deciding on appropriate balances, such as
centralized versus decentralized systems, "soft" versus "hard"
solutions, local versus regional focus, agriculture versus
pollution, and free markets versus interventions. Livable Cities of
the Future, a symposium honoring the legacy of George Bugliarello,
was hosted October 26, 2012, by the Polytechnic Institute of New
York University (NYU-Poly) in the Pfizer Auditorium of the Bern
Dibner Library of Science and Technology. The event brought
together more than 200 engineers, civic leaders, educators, and
futurists to discuss how George Bugliarello's vision manifests
itself in innovative urban planning for the cities of tomorrow.
This report is a summary of the presentations and discussion at
that event. The symposium objectives were to cultivate ideas for
best practices and innovative strategies for sustainable urban
development and to facilitate the evolution of New York City to a
real-life laboratory for urban innovation. Participants heard the
perspectives and experiences of representatives from private and
public service operators, infrastructure agencies, and the academic
community. Elected officials and other stakeholders in urban and
other sectors examined issues critical to resilient and sustainable
cities, such as energy, water supply and treatment, public health,
security infrastructure, transportation, telecommunications, and
environmental protection.
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