How can the city be reinvented to save the world? Chinese business magnate Zhang Yue and Finnish professor Eero Paloheimo are two men with very contrasting answers to this loaded question. Zhang Yue's answer puts trust in pre-fabricated, high-density vertical development, whereas Paloheimo envisions a built-from-scratch, clean-tech sprawling utopia. Their grand ideas, met with both skepticism and excitement, are documented in a new film by Anna-Karin Grönroos. To watch the trailer and learn more about the bold proposals, continue after the break.
Zhang Yue says in the trailer, "It's always said that the solution to environmental problems starts at the grass roots level, I think that's a mistake." Instead, he believes the solution will come from the greatest, smartest, and richest citizens - the latter of which he undoubtedly is. When he was younger, he made millions selling air conditioning units and became the first man in China to own a private jet. Since then, he has renounced his material possessions and dedicated himself to sustainable living.
