Jan Gehl is one of the world’s most eminent urban planners and is responsible for reshaping significant areas of many great cities, including New York, London, Copenhagen and Melbourne. He was also instrumental in mapping out Sydney’s future, towards 2030. He is a proponent of the pedestrian, street life and cycling within the city and has contributed to making Copenhagen one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. Gehl highlights the often absurd design issues in our cities and he provides logical solutions to those problems. In doing so, he demonstrates that by creating “people cities,” we are also creating environmentally sustainable cities.
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