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Citizens inspire a car-free Leuven
A broad survey, possible solutions displayed on screens, inspirational walks, tables of future and a Citizen’s Assembly – (...)
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 (...)
Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing
image source : depositphotos When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty (...)
The case for degrowth: stop the endless expansion and work with what our cities already have
image source : depositphotos Australian cities are good at growing – for decades their states have relied on it. The need (...)
Why turning old city bridges into new urban parks is such a great idea
image source : depositphotos The recent opening of the Castlefield Viaduct Sky Park in Manchester, UK, has brought fresh (...)
CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact answered by a housing law expert
The Supreme Court lifted the CDC’s eviction ban. AP Photo/Elise Amendola Katy Ramsey Mason, University of Memphis The Supreme (...)
GFHS 2020：Post-Pandemic Recovery and Transformation: Resilient Cities, Healthy Planet
The 15th Annual Session of Global Forum on Human Settlements & Sustainable Cities And Human Settlements Awards Ceremony (...)
Property, cities and innovation: Launch of Paris Real Estate Week in September
A week of MIPIM and PROPEL events dedicated to property, cities and innovation! Paris, June 2, 2020 – Paris Real Estate Week (...)
Testing fuel-cell buses
The Finnish town of Kerava is one of the few European cities that will use electric buses powered by electro-chemical cells (...)
A geospace odyssey
There is a vast amount of data generated across the built and natural environments – data which has massive potential (...)
[Podcast] Micromobility industries : at the intersection of regulation and new mobility
This week, Oliver interviews Emily Castor Warren, one of the first employees at Lyft and then Lime in the policy space. We (...)
[D2Grids] What is the future of heat supply in cities?
Every autumn, the heating in many houses is switched on again. In the Netherlands there is a lot of natural gas being burned (...)
How we can recycle more buildings
More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly end (...)
Data that will boost the transformation of cities
Data processing is essential for the good management of cities. With the launch of the Building Market Brief Report (BMB (...)
3 ways cities can prepare for climate emergencies
Cities are on the front line of climate change. While their footprints cover a mere two per cent of the Earth’s surface (...)