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Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham: What Makes a Green City?

Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham: What Makes a Green City?

The Green Roof of Chicago’s City Hall

We speak with Doug Farr, President and CEO of Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, a firm based in Chicago. He is also the author of the book Sustainable Urbanism Urban Design With Nature. Then we hear from Dr. Christian Hey, the Secretary General of the German Environment Advisory Council. It is an independent group of scientists and academics that make policy recommendations to the federal government.

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