Arup launches ‘Cities Alive’ - a new report that envisages cities of the future as integrated networks of intelligent green spaces, designed to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens.
This forward-thinking report, undertaken by Arup’s Foresight + Research + Innovation and Landscape Architecture teams, addresses global issues such as climate change, urban population growth, resource scarcity and risk of urban flooding.
Cities Alive analyses existing research and trends in landscape and city design to show how the creation of a linked ‘city ecosystem’ encompassing parks and open spaces; urban trees, streets, squares; woodland and waterways can help create healthier, safer and more prosperous cities. Some of the more innovative elements such as urban farms, glow in the dark trees and solar powered pathways are illustrated in an artist impression, to demonstrate how the futuristic components can integrate into the city’s network.