… we are conscious of the disproportionate and unruly growth of many cities, which have become unhealthy to live in, not only because of pollution caused by toxic emissions but also as a result of urban chaos, poor transportation, and visual pollution and noise. Many cities are huge, inefficient structures, excessively wasteful of energy and water. Neighbour hoods, even those recently built, are congested, chaotic and lacking in sufficient green space. We were not meant to be inundated with cement, asphalt, glass and metal, and deprived of physical contact with nature.
Pope Francis
