Essay: Explain your vision of a successful urban ecosystem, Use as many examples based on some guiding questions. What does work? What doesn’t work? (indicating examples of success) What are the current constraints? What are the opportunities?. It can be included some illustrations. Topics to cover: compact cities, green infrastructure, livability, governance, smart cities, ecosystem services, urban footprint, microclimate, climate action. Do not cover: Portland, Oregon as an example
