Week 2.1 - An Integrated Approach

First entry! Where to start? This week my research into the intersection of sustainability and cities has begun through the transport paradigm. Initial research begun through this paradigm as the driving requirement for the group assignment was to establish an individual focus point within the intangibly large subject area of sustainable cities. Through this investigation it soon became apparent that the intersection of sustainability and cities consists of a variety of overlapping paradigms that are impossible to analyse independently of one another. As a consequence, in order to improve cities both sustainably and equitably, an integrated approach is required whereby the various paradigms of transport, housing and population growth are considered as a whole and not individually.