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Knowledge Infrastructures for Solar Cities

University of Toronto

The evolution of contemporary cities into solar cities will be affected by the decisions of countless specialists according to an established intellectual and professional division of labor. These specialists belong to groups responsible for advancing and applying a body of knowledge, and jointly, these bodies of knowledge make up a knowledge infrastructure. Some characteristics of these knowledge infrastructures are examined insofar as they inhibit the evolution toward solar cities. The article concludes with suggestions as to how these knowledge infrastructures could be changed.

Key Words: healthy cities • sustainable cities • knowledge infrastructures • preventive approaches • social and environmental sustainability

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