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The 17th Global Forum on Human Settlements successfully concluded

(December 16, 2022) As one of the most important conferences worldwide focusing on sustainable cities and human settlements (...)

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What is Transit-Oriented Development and why does it matter?

As people try to become more environmentally conscious, countries and municipalities try to develop ways to be greener. The (...)

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Could cargo bike deliveries help green e-commerce?

A worker on an electric cargo-bike ferries goods in Strasbourg, France. Frederick Florin/AFP As the world moves toward decarb (...)

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Universities at the forefront of sustainable design

Green construction methods and building design are rising in popularity because people worldwide are recognizing their harmf (...)

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Smart Cities for the energy transition

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay What are smart cities? How can they help towards implementing the energy transition and (...)

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Opengela rehabilitates more than just buildings in Bilbao

The city of Bilbao is promoting one of the two pilot experiences of the Opengela project. The Otxarkoaga neighbourhood has (...)

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Leading the fight against climate change

The URBAN GreenUP city of Valladolid has won the III Edition of the "Climate Leaders Awards" in the category of "Local Admin (...)

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Pollinators play role in renaturing our cities

Bees and other pollinators are under threat from climate change and pollution. Helping them to survive means ensuring food (...)

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Krakow: transforming the city towards climate neutrality

Poland’s former capital and one of its oldest cities, Krakow, is embarking on a transformative journey towards fast decarboni (...)

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Upcoming Report: Renewables in Cities

  Coming 18 March 2021: the second Renewables in Cities Global Status Report. Click here to register for the launch event (...)

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Improved urban parks increase communities’ climate resilience

Start Park, a project led by citizens from Florence, Italy, has won “Most advanced idea” at the global Climathon Awards  (...)

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I lived through Hurricane Katrina and helped design the rebuild – floods will always come, but we can build better to prepare

  Article written by Elizabeth Mossop, University of Technology Sydney As the climate changes, floods and extreme rainfall (...)

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An Ecological Corridor to reunite the city and nature

The Turkish city of Izmir has inaugurated an Ecological Corridor and a natural area that implements Nature Based Solutions (...)

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Renaturing cities: good for health and the economy

Nature has historically been a ‘blind spot’ for urban planners. Spatial analyst Thami Croeser reveals how many cities are (...)

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Open Innovation Call targeting air quality and urban heat island effect launched

The City of Copenhagen’s department Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions within the Technical and Environmental Administr (...)

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