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23 September 2008

Sustaining viable cities

It seems like we're finally registering the amount of energy that our skyscrapers and large cities use...now planners, architects and business leaders are grappling with ways to retro-fit our cities for the challenges of climate change and sustainability.

But how attractive are the options to developers and the market?


Guests

Chris Twinn - Arup UK's Director of Building Engineering Sustainability Group

Tom Roper - Board Member, The Climate Institute (Washington)

Tony Arnel - Chair of World Green Building Council

Xuemei Bai - CSIRO sustainable ecosystems

Further Information

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Presenter

Paul Barclay

Story Researcher and Producer

Matthew Leonard

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