The 62nd International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) conference in Potsdam, Germany, October 15-18, will take up this important question, among othersA fascinating new research project at the University of Notre Dame in the USA is addressing a thorny problem: a growing body of research is documenting the many significant benefits of compact, walkable, mixed cities, of the kind that are common in many parts of Europe -- but the lessons are not getting through to the majority of building projects a