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| Citizens get a voice on what they want from the City of Tomorrow A Citizens’ Declaration on the City of Tomorrow has been presented in the European Parliament. The Declaration has been drawn up by a panel of 26 people from across the EU who were asked to discuss the outcomes of a number of research projects looking at sustainable urban development. This Citizens’ Conference is funded by the EU ‘RAISE’ research project and gives citizens a chance to put their concerns directly to policy-makers. The Declaration says “We represent 10% of the richest people in the world and we are the least sustainable so far. Now is the right time to take action. There is a pressing need to change our every day mobility habits, we have to impose restrictions on individual car use and make the sound use of land as the prime objective of urban planning.” write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |