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The green cities movement is based on the notion that green spaces are healthier for our bodies and our minds. But Des Fitzgerald says the movement hides a dark past - where these ideas were connected to eugenics, and where the inspiration for green cities was tied to making a more docile, compliant worker to feed the needs of industrial capital.
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The green cities movement is based on the notion that green spaces are healthier for our bodies and our minds. But Des Fitzgerald says the movement hides a dark past - where these ideas were connected to eugenics, and where the inspiration for green cities was tied to making a more docile, compliant worker to feed the needs of industrial capital.

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