Content to: Sustainable cities

LivingPANELS: New Green Wall Technology to Tackle the Heat Island Effect

A new type of "green wall" with a modular, simple to install design, a fully automatic irrigation system and much more - this is the result of a new European research project, and a promising step forward in much-needed urban adaptation to the challenges of climate change.

Peruvian Project Uses Drones to Map, Protect and Strengthen Informal Urban Settlements

A Peruvian programme is using drones to help put urban settlements on the map (quite literally), in a bid to improve housing rights and climate change resilience for underserved local residents.

BMW’s E-Bike Concept Wants to Rise Above Congestion. Literally.

BMW's Vision E3 Way concept proposes an 'elevated, electric and efficient' solution to urban congestion and cyclist safety.

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Marisa Pettit

Protests, Pavilions and… Participation? RESET Takes A Look at Habitat III

Last month, a major global summit that only takes place every 20 years - the UN's Conference on Housing and Sustainable Development, otherwise known as Habitat III - took place in Quito, Ecuador under the motto 'Inclusive Cities, Shared Development'. Held in a country in the Global South for the first time ever, what exactly did this promised inclusion look like from the ground?

The Most Sustainable City in the World Is…

Frankfurt! Not only is Frankfurt one of the leading international finance centres, it also sits atop Arcadis' Sustainable Cities Index 2015. To complete the ranking, 50 cities in 31 countries were analysed according to their perfomance in three categories: Profit, Planet and People with Frankfurt taking out top spot in the first two categories.