Nikos Salingaros is considered one of the top urban thinkers of all time. Host Steve Moddemeyer and Nikos talk about how ancient cities had to be energy efficient, livable and resilient. Design patterns found in ancient cities can be used to design new cities and new development as we adapt to climate change, sea level rise and new technologies in the 21st century.
Listen to our discussion with Nikos Salingaros here.
Steve Moddemeyer is an urban planner who advises cities, utilities, and private developers on strategies to increase the sustainability and resilience of their communities. He works both in the US and internationally and serves on the US National Academies of Sciences' Resilient America Roundtable; advises and helped to launch the Cities of the Future program for the International Water Association; is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Resilience Theme; serves as an adviser to the University of Washington's Masters of Infrastructure Planning and Management; and, as an adviser to the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure at Evergreen.
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