Stewart Brand: Why squatter cities are a good thing

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Basically, there's a major demographic event going on.

Načelno, dešava se veliki demografski pokret.

And it may be that passing the 50 percent urban point

Može biti da prešavši 50 posto urbane točke

is an economic tipping point. So the world now is a map of connectivity.

je ekonomska točka prevrata. Dakle, sadašnji svijet je karta povezanosti.

It used to be that Paris and London and New York were the largest cities.

Nekada su Pariz i London, i New York bili najveći gradovi.

What we have now is the end of the rise of the West. That's over.

Ono što imamo sada je kraj uspona zapada. To je završeno.

The aggregate numbers are overwhelming.

Sakupljeni brojevi su nadmoćni.

So what's really going on? Well, villages of the world are emptying out.

Pa što se zapravo događa? Sela svijeta se prazne.

The question is, why?

Pitanje je, zašto?

And here's the unromantic truth -- and the city air makes you free,

Ovo je neromantična istina - zrak grada vas čini slobodnim,

they said in Renaissance Germany. So some people go to places

rekli su u renesansnoj Njemačkoj. Tako neki ljudi idu u mjesta

like Shanghai but most go to the squatter cities where aesthetics rule.

poput Šangaja, no većina ide u skvoter gradove u kojima vlada estetika.

And these are not really a people oppressed by poverty.

Uistinu to nisu ljudi ugnjetavani siromaštvom.

They're people getting out of poverty as fast as they can.

To su ljudi koji se izvlače iz siromaštva toliko brzo koliko to mogu.

They're the dominant builders and to a large extent, the dominant designers.

Oni su dominantni graditelji i u velikoj mjeri, i dominantni dizajneri.

They have home-brewed infrastructure and vibrant urban life.

Sadrže domaću infrastrukturu i rezonantni gradski život.

One-sixth of the GDP in India is coming out of Mumbai.

Jedna šestina BDP-a u Indiji dolazi iz Mumbaija.

They are constantly upgrading, and in a few cases, the government helps.

Oni stalno nadograđuju, no samo u nekim slučajeva, vlada pomaže.

Education is the main event that can happen in cities.

Obrazovanje je glavni događaj koji se može desiti u gradovima.

What's going on in the street in Mumbai?

Što se to događa na ulicama Mumbaija?

Al Gore knows. It's basically everything.

Al Gore zna. Načelno sve.

There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works.

Nema nezaposlenosti u skvoter gradovima. Svatko radi.

One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that.

Jedna šestina čovječanstva je tamo. Uskoro će biti više od toga.

So here's the first punch line:

Dakle ovo je prva poanta.

cities have defused the population bomb.

Gradovi su onemogučili eksploziju stanovništva.

And here's the second punch line.

A ovo je druga poanta.

That's the news from downtown. Here it is in perspective.

To je vijest iz centra grada. Ovdje je u perspektivi.

Stars have shined down on earth's life for billions of years.

Zvijezde su sjale dolje na život na zemlji tijekom milijarda godina.

Now we're shining right back up.

Sad mi blistamo nazad gore.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.