城市是一个不断变化的人类实验。但在过去的五十年里，城市的变化比以往任何时候都大，而且几乎没有放缓的迹象。随着这一现象的发生，越来越多的建筑师、创新者和政策制定者正在重新思考城市，以充分利用空间和资源。本书记录了城市未来的设计。

从为遏制食物浪费而设计的应用程序，到富有创意的淡水基础设施，《理想城市》探讨了许多举措和实验，所有这些举措和实验的共同目标都是让未来的城市成为一个更快乐、更健康、更包容的地方。

The city is an always changing human experiment. But in the last half century, it has changed more than ever before with little sign of slowing down. As this phenomenon takes place, an increasing number of architects, innovators and policy-makers are rethinking the city to make the most of space and resources. This book chronicles the design of urban futures.

From apps designed to curb food waste to inventive fresh water infrastructure, The Ideal City explores the many initiatives and experiments, all with the shared goal of making the cities of tomorrow a happier, healthier and more inclusive place to be.