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(More) humane cities

It is predicted that by 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. In Spain, this figure is already 80%. The world’s cities only occupy 3% of the Earth’s surface, but they consume between 60 and 80% of the energy and produce 75% of all carbon emissions. The future of the human race, then, is played out in the cities.Is it possible to build more humane cities? To answer this question, various associations and discussion groups took part in a series of talks in November on a number of themes that are summarised here in articles written by the speakers themselves.

Il·lustració: Olga Capdevila

(More) humane cities

Barcelona Metròpolis

The future of the city must be built on three basic pillars: identity, cohesion and sustainability. Is it possible to build more humane cities?

Foto: Vicente Zambrano

The city, backbone of the community

Xavi Casanovas

More than half of humanity now lives in cities. Now that we’ve passed this key milestone in the global process that is turning the rural population into an urban one, it’s a good time to stop and think on the possibilities for life and coexistence in the major population centres.

Foto: Vicente Zambrano

Humane cities, cities with dignity

Joan Subirats

Talking about humane cities or cities with dignity puts us in the territory of the basic needs that must be guaranteed to the city’s inhabitants. It’s important to put people and groups centre-stage when working to achieve this goal.

Foto: Joan Tomàs

Constructing identity through education

Antònia Hernández Balada

When we speak of education, we are not only referring to teaching, but also to ways of living and of living together, to how time is spent, how newcomers are received, how noise is controlled, and so on.

Foto: Joan Tomàs / Fundació Mescladís

Building an urban identity: dystopia and utopia

Andreu Domingo

Faced with a sense of unease at how globalisation is scraping away at the nation state, many people (even politicians from opposite ends of the spectrum) are once again looking to the city as a last hope for creativity, solidarity and identity-building.

Foto: Equip d’audiovisuals d’Ecologia Urbana

The future of the city: is innovation the solution?

Oriol Nel·lo

Technological and administrative innovation can help to solve cities’ problems, but it’s not enough. We need to ensure that they are guided by innovation in values and social goals: not for private gain but for our collective welfare.

Foto: Vicente Zambrano

Ecosystemic urbanism: a way to make cities more sustainable

Salvador Rueda

The competitive cycle in which thousands of cities around the world are immersed, consuming resources as though they were limitless, is unsustainable and goes beyond the ability of certain key variables in our ecosystems to guarantee the survival of the planet.

 

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