Associate professor of geography joined in conversation for a podcast called . The podcast series is from , hosted by the .
Meyer was on the show to talk about his book, , published in March by MIT Press. The podcast episode is called “The Environmental Advantages of Cities – Countering Commonsense Antiurbanism”.
Listen to the conversation here:
Some highlights of the 17-minute conversation:
- Urbanization reduces population growth.
- Life expectancy is higher in cities.
- The exceptions are third world cities, which are the worst living places in the whole world.
- Cities are much more efficient in the consumption of resources.
- Map total energy use and you’ll see a big peak in the urban core.
- Map energy use per capita, and you’ll you see a big crater in the urban core.
Your turn – what do you think of the argument?