Sustainability

Sustainability is a major component of the Vertical City concept. There are several environmental issues that Vertical Cities can potentially thwart, including the | loss of farmland and natural greenbelts, | air pollution, | water pollution | excessive energy consumption, | soil degradation and garbage issue, and | declining biodiversity.

In the book | Vertical City, Kenneth King proposes an | 8-8-8 Manifesto. The first "8" concerns the environment and what features a Vertical City should include to insure that it is sustainable.