Big deal Quote by Jens Martin Skibsted

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require…

— Will Wright

Cities are complex and contain just about any thing or concept ever invented by humans. How the city is built, its topography, and how…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by…

— Geoffrey West

Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous…

— Alan Dundes

I got interested in the contradiction between people who are understanding the city by not moving a single inch, by remaining in the same…

— Iain Sinclair

I think ultimately, bringing more nature back into the city is a way to deal with urban sprawl and things like that. If the…

— Stone Gossard

Cities offer us powerful leverage on our most stubborn, wasteful practices. Long commutes in our cars, big power bills from our energy-hogging buildings, shopping…

— Alex Steffen

If you ask people why they move to the city, they always give the same reasons. They've come to get a job or follow…

— Geoffrey West

Don't feel you have to stick to plans, because something better might come up; and try to blend in, because you see more. I've…

— Michael Urie

I think a current understanding about urban behavior tells us that it's important that people get out and be able to get away from…

— Barry Goldwater

The price of property in city centres is making it impossible, particularly in the big cities, for any kind of social mix to take…

— Joseph Rykwert

Cities are important because that's where the majority of the world's population lives and an even bigger share of the global economy resides.

— Jens Martin Skibsted