“Planning for Sustainability in European Cities: A Review of Practice in Leading Cities”

The vast scope of the environmental challenges the world is currently facing is daunting. Global warming, energy depletion, waste accumulation, and a host of related problems loom large around the world. The interconnected global scale of environmental problems can make them seem intractable. How can designers and communities respond and make a difference? In the face of the current challenge, the popular 1960s adage “think globally, act locally” seems all the more apt.