03355cam a2200337 i 4500 14277 14277 OSt 20260406170434.0 221028t20232023sz acd b 101 0 eng d 9783035626971 paperback 22844824 lccopycat HT241 .R435 2023 307.76 3 Reconstructing the future : cities as carbon sinks / Bauhaus Earth, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Rocio Armillas TIseyra (eds). 248 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, portraits ; 23 cm "This book emerges from the Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet conference, held at Casina Pio IV,Vatican City, June 9-10, 2022. "-- Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bauhaus Earth and Pontifical Academy of Sciences conference, June 2022 The built environment is a critical factor in the climate equation. Approximately 40 percent of global emissions derive from the construction, operation, and demolition of human settlements. The 21st century must be the century of re-entanglement, where quintessential functions (housing, work, culture, recreation, etc.) are reintegrated within urban spaces; where socioeconomic and ecological systems form a mutually supportive network of networks; and where past, present, and future are perceived as interwoven waves in the river of time. Fortunately, opportunities exist to transform the built environment from a carbon source to a carbon sink through, e.g. timber construction high-rise buildings, circular bioeconomy methods, AI-assisted design, smart recycling technology, multifunctional land use, integrated regional resource management, and community-based urban development, to name just a few. This volume compiles the papers presented by world-renowned scientists, architects, spatial planners, activists, and policy makers at the Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet conference, held at the Vatican in June 2022. First publication of the Bauhaus Earth think tank Ideas to transform the anthropocene Contributions by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Ursula von der Leyen, Edgar Pieterse, Francesca Bria, Xu Tiantian, Shigeru Ban, Sheela Patel, Ana María Durán Calisto, and many others We look forward to the re-entanglement of our cities with the ingenuity of nature's systems, and to forging closer alliances across Built by Nature, Bauhaus Earth, and all our partners in this endeavor. Donald Brenninkmeijer, Chair Built by Nature, Chair Laudes Foundation Investment Committee Leslie Johnston, CEO, Laudes FoundationJames Drinkwater, Head of Built Environment, Laudes Foundation. City planning Environmental aspects Congresses. Carbon dioxide mitigation Congresses. Gaz carbonique Réduction Congrès. City planning Environmental aspects fast Conference papers and proceedings fast Conference papers and proceedings. lcgft Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim, editor. Armillas Tiseyra, Rocío, editor. Bauhaus Earth, editor. Casino di Pio IV (Vatican City), host institution. Reconstructing the Future for People and Planet (Conference) (2022 : Vatican City), issuing body. ddc 0 0 ddc 0 307_760000000000000 0 BMSCA BMSCA GEN 2025-12-16 0 307.76 AR-UG5169 2026-02-10 00:00:00 2026-02-10 UG Rack No : S-31