Sobriety, inclusion, resilience et creativity
The fundamentals of a city that cares
Cities and towns, no matter their size, bring together the majority of the social, economic, and environmental issues questioned and redefined today in light of climate change, other phenomena linked to the Anthropocene, and the resurgence of major global pandemics. As we begin to emerge from the health crisis, and as cities and regions experience their post-covid revival, it is urgent to redefine our visions of the sustainable city of tomorrow, as the concepts posited in the twentieth century no longer apply.
The city of tomorrow must reinvent itself in order to unite more than it divides: the sustainable city is a city that cares. It takes care of its inhabitants, particularly the most vulnerable among us; of its ecosystems; of its infrastructures; of its public spaces; of its businesses; and of its surrounding environments.
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Patrice Vergriete, President of Sustainable City by France and Mayor of Dunkirk,
Jean-Baptiste Butlen, Vice-President for the state body and Deputy Director for Sustainable Development (French Ministry for Environmental Transition);
Virginie Carolo, Vice-President for the local authorities body and Mayor of Port-Jérôme sur Seine and President of the Caux Seine Agglomeration,
Brigitte Bariol, Vice-President for the experts body and General Delegate for the FNAU,
And Bruno Hervet, Vice-President for the business body and Director General of Suez Consulting and Smart Cities;
We present our vision for the city of tomorrow, driven by French public (state and local authorities) and private professionals (experts and businesses), brought together through Sustainable City by France to serve matters of public interest and with the aim of achieving a sober inclusive, resilient and creative urban development.
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