#16: Are Tall Buildings Sustainable?

In today's episode we are asking, are tall buildings sustainable? It is often argued that because of their density, tall buildings are essential for sustainable cities to support public transport, walking, cycling and thriving communities. However, once you start looking into it, it is far more complicated than that.In this episode, tall buildings are analysed based on their environmental, social and economic sustainability with some surprising results.Follow the Green Urbanist:https://twitter.com/GreenUrbanPodhttps://www.instagram.com/greenurbanistpodContact the Green Urbanist:[email protected]:https://nla.london/insights/londons-tall-buildings-survey-2020Headspace: The Psychology of City Living https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322312012_The_Sustainability_of_Tall_Building_Developments_A_Conceptual_Frameworkhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/11/skyscrapers-wasteful-damaging-outmoded-time-to-stop-tall-buildingshttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2017/jun/high-rise-buildings-much-more-energy-intensive-low-risehttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09613218.2018.1479927https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/WorldGBC-embodied-carbon-report-publishedhttps://www.transparency.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/TIUK_Faulty_Towers_August_24.pdfhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/25/london-empty-towers-very-british-corruption-tainted-wealthhttps://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/residents_experience_of_high-density_housing_in_london_lse_-_final_report_july_2018.pdf- - -Subscribe to the Green Urbanist NewsletterPodcast WebsiteWork TogetherGet in touchUrban Wilding HubGatherMap - Interactive crowdsource mapping toolThe Green Urbanist podcast is created by Ross O'Ceallaigh.