Every city has priority issues critical for its communities. In some, it could be energy issues like brownouts; in others, the desire to rely less on biofuels.
The problem with city planning, though, is that it’s often done in silos, Jennifer Layke, director of the Building Efficiency Initiative at World Resources Institute, told Devex.
“We’re looking for a transformative outcome, and yet we’re going to allocate X amount of dollars to replace a roof in five years, we’re going to allocate X amount of dollars to improve the water quality in this one neighborhood,” Layke said. “That doesn’t get you to to an integrative plan.”
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Kelli Rogers@kellierin
Kelli Rogers has worked as an Associate Editor and Southeast Asia Correspondent for Devex, with a particular focus on gender. Prior to that, she reported on social and environmental issues from Nairobi, Kenya. Kelli holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, and has reported from more than 20 countries.