"BRUTAL and insensitive" globalisation has been attacked by Prince Charles, who suggested "locally inspired" solutions could one day benefit the world.
"BRUTAL and insensitive" globalisation has been attacked by Prince Charles, who suggested "locally inspired" solutions could one day benefit the world.
Charles praised cities, towns and villages that had retained a sense of community that equipped people to deal with global problems.
He made the comments in a speech at a one-day conference, Globalisation from the Botton Up organised by his charity, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, in London.
He criticised "poor planning and place making" that had helped degrade the natural environment and "fostered dislocation and rootlessness, not to mention ugliness".
The prince said: "Well-made places are fundamental to the ability to establish locally inspired solutions to local issues - and, indeed, local solutions to global ones."
He said that urban and rural settlements evolved over centuries and were rooted in traditions and their environment that had helped create a bond amongst its inhabitants.
Charles said: "This sense of community and place equips people better, both to meet many of the challenges we face today, such as climate change and food security, and to create opportunities"
The conference showcased schemes across the globe to develop or restore historic or poor areas. The Prince's Foundation is involved in some of the projects
