Mr. Serge Salat: Building International Green Model City Urban Innovation and Green Growth
Mr.
Serge Salat, President, Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Paris,
France, Leading Expert of International Green Model City Standards 3.0
Effective urban planning is
the most important driver of urban prosperity and real estate profits
• Plan
for compact growth and align densities with transit accessibility
• Manage
urban land with a demand driven approach
• Plan
and design liveable communities with high quality urban space and green
buildings
Benefits of good planning
• Well-planned
cities foster agglomeration benefits that drive innovation, business
development, and jobs creation
• Higher
densities foster greater productivity and innovation with lower infrastructure
costs and reduced environmental impact
• Better-
planning makes cities more people-friendly, liveable, and attractive and
creates higher real estate returns on investment
• For
developers, better planned cities offer opportunities to distinguish their
brand and earn higher profits
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