Urban Sustainability: The World Urban Cafe

Hi my name is Cheryl and I write and compile content for TakingITGlobal's online community. Every two months I work with youth advisory members, TakingITGlobal designers and web developers to present a Featured Theme page on an important social issue with global impact on young people everywhere. This time the task was urban living, city life, urban sustainability.

What is urban sustainability? What does it mean? Why is it imporant?

Urban sustainability begins with a vision – a re-visioning of what came before. It is an all-encompassing strategic design that excludes no living being, ensures basic human needs are met (shelter, clean water, sanitation and security), and strives for the ongoing pursuit of peace, financial autonomy, meaningful engagement, sustainable development, cultural appreciation, and social justice.

But a vision and a plan are not enough to realize our dream cities. We, the citizens, are the agents, the implementers, who on a daily basis must work to sustain the quality of life we all long for. Without our commitment, no urban environment can sustain itself.

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Thank you to Environmental Youth Alliance for partnering with us and sharing your knowledges and expertise. We couldn't have done it without you :]

We, TIG and EYA, created this web space with you and for you. It is yours to explore, enhance, and complete.