Reconstructing the Future

Cities as Carbon Sinks

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• Bauhaus Bauhaus Earth

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• Architektur & Städtebau

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The built environment significantly impacts climate change, accounting for around 40% of global emissions from construction, operation, and demolition. The 21st century must focus on re-entanglement, where essential functions like housing, work, and culture are integrated within urban spaces, fostering a supportive network of socioeconomic and ecological systems. This vision sees time as an interconnected flow, blending past, present, and future. There are opportunities to transform the built environment from a carbon source to a carbon sink through innovative approaches such as timber high-rises, circular bioeconomy practices, AI-assisted design, smart recycling, multifunctional land use, and community-driven urban development. This volume presents papers from a conference held at the Vatican in June 2022, featuring contributions from leading scientists, architects, planners, activists, and policymakers. It marks the first publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank, showcasing ideas to reshape the Anthropocene. Notable contributors include Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, and Shigeru Ban, among others. The goal is to reconnect our cities with nature's ingenuity and strengthen partnerships across organizations like Built by Nature and Bauhaus Earth.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023