We deem it crucial to change the way cities are planned and designed and advocate and from speculative towards evidence-based planning.
An evidence-based approach is currently not a natural part of the design process when new neighbourhoods are planned. What is quite common instead, is to isolate a project from its context and evaluate planned neighbourhoods when the design is already completed, and it is already too late to make any changes.
In line with the Sustainable Development agenda, urban environments should, besides providing equal access to services, become more walkable to reduce car-dependency and CO2 emissions. According to NACTO (2013), cars and trucks account for 40% of all CO2 emissions across the globe. Urban Calculator supports the design of walkable environments reducing car dependency and the… Continue reading How does Urban Calculator contribute to Sustainable Development Agenda?
