Monday, April 20, 2009

ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD NEED TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER - ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD NEED TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP


There is no one country or region of the world that has exclusive interest on sustainable design and urban and regional planning. Instead, the differing problems of countries and regions provides an opportunity for all peoples and all regions of the world to learn from each other - and to provide their own unique leadership in new, improved methods of sustainable design and urban and regional planning. As an example, in the first photograph pictured above is illustrated the Borneo Sporenburg housing project in Amsterdam, which has taken an innovative approach to redeveloping run-down waterfront areas so as to create attractive houseing. As another example, in the second photograph pictured above is illustrated a group of women in Bangladesh who are taking the lead to install a solar energy project in their country.