Editor's note

Developing principles to create cities that are good for all isn’t easy. As the Ecocity World Summit opens in Melbourne, co-convenor Paul James and colleagues explain the work being done internationally on Principles for Better Cities, noting that we desperately need a big and general public discussion about this.

John Watson

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It’s hard to see how a city can be good for all its people unless they are involved in its creation. Paul James

What actually is a good city?

Paul James, Western Sydney University; Belinda Young, University of Melbourne; Brendan Gleeson, University of Melbourne; John Wiseman, University of Melbourne

Developing principles to create cities that are good for all is not easy. Who decides what is good? And for whom? We desperately need a big and general public discussion about this.

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