Designing Sustainable Cities was the topic of a recent interview. Baharash Bagherian on Sustainable Cities, talking to ACO on Air at Ecobuild 2014 about the tools employed when designing sustainable cities and the benefits these approaches provide.

here is a quick highlight into to the interview:

For a city to be sustainable it needs to encompass the three main pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic and social sustainability.

Ultimately, the key goal of any sustainable City should be to provide residents and workers with the highest quality of life together with the lowest environmental footprint.

For me a good sustainable city is one where people want to live, work and visit. Dubai sustainable city has these qualities. The city offers something for everyone, from an old-souq styled shopping street to amphitheatres, sports fields, planetarium, productive landscapes, spa, resort, and many more variation of building types and experiences. It’s going to be a very special place.