Constructing the European Dream City

Today more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. This number is still rising. Therefore it is important to know what makes a city a "good" city.  The ingredients of a city are residential, retail, office, green spaces and recreational, whereas industrial areas in the inner-city are considered "unhealthy". 

The quantity of each ingredient is determined by DESTEP (demographic, economy, social, technology, ecology, politics). A good city comprises a right balance between these ingredients.

In order to make a city sustainable, one of the key factors is making the city compact. This is crucial, because a dense urban environment maximizes use of space. Furthermore it provides tools to make the city safer, livelier and reduce segregation. It also supplies city planners with the possibility to create optimal the public transport.