The Human Scale
A film that questions our assumptions about modernity and explores what happens when we put people into the centre of urban planning.
- The Human Scale
- Denmark 2012
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- Czech
- 77 min.
- Accessible
Half of the human population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this will increase to 80%. Life in a megacity is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness, and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities for four decades. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way that takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account. The Human Scale meets thinkers, architects, and urban planners across the globe. It questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the centre of our planning.
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