Green Paths to Peace

Let Life Flourish

A UN World Peace Day special edition connecting environmental stewardship, resource justice and inclusive places with the everyday work of healing, dialogue and peacebuilding.

21 September 2025 7 pages Web PDF · 0.5 MB Full PDF · 14 MB

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Why this edition matters

A question with consequences.

Environmental degradation, unequal access to resources and spatial exclusion can deepen conflict. Humane, green and inclusive buildings and public spaces can instead support dignity, shared belonging and the long work of reconciliation.

Inside GTR 74

A complete conversation, in one focused edition.

Designing peaceful cities and communities

How green building can promote peace

Humane, Green and Smart pathways to peace

The Kigali Genocide Memorial: architecture for healing

Cover story

Green Paths to Peace: Let Life Flourish

Design can become a path to harmony.

Case study Kigali Genocide Memorial, Rwanda

Ideas become useful when they meet a real place, a real challenge and the people shaping what comes next.

GTR reflection · Shareable thought

“When we design for peace, we are not only shaping structures—we are shaping the future.”

— Green Thinking Review, Edition 74

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Green Thinking Review. “Green Paths to Peace: Let Life Flourish.” GTR 74, 21 September 2025. https://www.greenthinking.sheltagroup.com/issues/green-paths-to-peace

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