50 - Can Cities Work With Nature Instead of Against It? Digital Twins, Blue-Green Infrastructure, and Who Pays for It All - Peter M Bach, EdenCT

Peter Bach grew up going to school in the middle of a Singapore rainforest, became an engineer because he couldn't draw, and now runs a company in Switzerland building digital tools to put nature back into cities. His podcast has better production values than mine.We talk about why cities spent a century paving over nature in the name of efficiency, what AI and digital twins might actually be able to do about it, and why the question of who pays for nature is still basically unresolved. There are also beavers.Peter's Podcast The Grand Challenges PodcastBooks mentioned Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon HillAtomic Habits — James ClearThe Power of Habit — Charles DuhiggBe Like Water, My Friend — Shannon LeeThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — Mark MansonCo-Intelligence — Ethan MollickFind Peter petermbach.comedenct.comGet in touch with Rob linkedin.com/in/robwreg