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The purpose of this chapter is to show there is a precedence for everything we need to achieve in solving the climate crisis. We have overcome catastrophic disasters throughout history, and we have emerged and rebuilt better each time.

The lessons from Uruk, Mesopotamia, Memphis (Ancient Egypt), Rome, Venice, 1665 London, Jerusalem, modern-day London, the eco-cities, and Christchurch are lessons learned at the time and carried forward into the new cities formed around them. The modern city is a product of all these lessons, but with pressures of unprecedented urbanization and the need for transformation to address the climate crisis they once again have to rebuild to a new and higher standard.

While the housing problem of 1784 Florence shows us that the problems of today have not changed, it is clear that the scale of the problems has, and, therefore, so too have the consequences. This is our challenge.