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Nevertheless, it is now clear that sustainable development goes through the
cities and that the future is linked to the city's ability to refurbish itself from the
inside by adapting to the lack of resources, activating resilience processes, pro-
moting requalification, renovation or radical substitution of existing areas,
ensuring quality standards, low costs, minimal environmental impact and resource
saving.
It is apparent that, although cities have acquired in-depth knowledge and many
experiences have been carried out, the lack of political decisions and the lack of a
widespread culture of the urban and environmental crises create in important
problems in the realization of a sustainable city.
One of the main causes of the urban crisis is the lack of congruence between the
real size of the city and the decision-making model used to manage it. The real
problems of cities and territories are not appropriately tackled, but most of the
resources available are wasted.
It seems clear that the relationship between society and environment will be
more and more strategic for the future of cities and that smart growth will be
increasingly related to available resources, knowledge, cultural heritage, social
contexts and green economy.
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