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Alan Berger
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Alan Berger from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) talks about the holistic city. He says we need to start thinking differently about urban growth, and design innovative cities that use ecological processes to clean and reuse waste water, so we can grow more food for the future.

Author: Alan Berger is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Image: People walk in a desalination plant. REUTERS/Nir Elias. 

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