Concrete Consequences

More than half of the world's population now lives in cities and the proportion is only increasing. As the cities continue to grow, pavement and asphalt became indicators of the intensity of human activities and economic development. As a result, the global impervious surfaces have doubled since the 1980s. 

The climate crisis is often portrayed through images of melting glaciers and suffering polar bears, yet it is not a problem that only affects wildlife in beautiful remote places. It is a global issue that has local consequences, even in urban areas largely disconnected from nature.