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The Outdoor City
Just as I’ve proposed the term “Outdoor Citizen,” I’d also like to pitch “Outdoor City” for your consideration. For me, an Outdoor City is a city rich with thriving green spaces easily accessible by all residents. It is forward thinking, with passionate Outdoor Citizen leaders championing the natural world in both the private and public sectors. It uses ever-increasing amounts of sustainable materials and practices, including a circular economy. It embraces technology to protect its natural assets, as well as local agriculture and environmentally friendly infrastructure and transportation, and it is abundant with outdoor recreation opportunities.
In 1933, the great French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier defined the keys to urban planning in his La Charte d’Athènes Paris (Charter of Athens). He wrote that “the four keys to urban planning are the four functions of the city: dwelling, work, recreation (use of leisure time), [and] transportation.”1 In today’s world, there is a fifth key: sustainability; it threads through each function and is a critical component of successful urban planning. A city’s sustainability refers to its ability to provide a high quality of life for its residents without causing environmental harm that will negatively affect the planet and the quality of life of future generations. A report from the World Commission on Environment and Economic Development, which has since become the Brundtland Commission, defines sustainable development by stating that it “seeks to meet the needs and aspirations of the present without compromising the ability to meet those of the future.”2