Tag: urban development

Still Drive Your Own Car? With This App, You May Never Need To Again

Written by Laura Wagener, 26-03-2018

An app that makes it easier than ever to find and use both public and shared transport options is using the power of convenience to revolutionise urban mobility. Read on

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Smart Cities: Efficient, Sustainable, Digitised Living

Our current global environment is undergoing significant changes that have never been experienced in the history of humanity. Coupled with an increase in rural to urban migration, the need to create sustainable communities and cities is more visible than ever before. We take a look at the notion of 'Smart Cities'. Read on

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Megacities

According to a UN Habitat forecast, two thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2030. Not least because of their population density, cities have become a huge focal point when it comes to sustainable development. Read on

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URBAN FUTURE Conference, 18 - 19 November in Graz, Austria

Written by Anna Rees, 23-06-2014

Cities are becoming increasingly important: more and more people are flocking to them meaning more and more emissions are coming out of them. So what does sustainable urban development then look like? This question is something that the organisers behind the URBAN FUTURE Conference will look to tackle when the even takes place in Graz, Austria from 18 – 19 November. Read on

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Indian Institute for Human Settlements

The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. Mission Read on

Gurgaon expansion halted

Recommended by Anna Rees, 18-07-2012

An order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dated July 16 has barred Gurgaon's civic agencies from issuing any fresh construction permissions to builders. To source

Right to Walk in Indian Cities

Recommended by Sarah-Indra Jungblut, 17-05-2012

Millions more Indians travel by foot, bicycle and bus than travel by car, but you'd never guess it from the design of India's cities or the allocation of government funds. To source

The law of the land is the law of the realtor

Recommended by Sarah-Indra Jungblut, 26-07-2011

The ongoing battle of the slumdwellers of Golibar, Mumbai, is not just a battle against big builders, but against a system that is loaded against them. It is a battle that is playing out in many different parts of the country Right to housing To source

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The Urban Vision

We live in the era of cities. The Social, Economic and Environmental future of the world will be determined by the way we build our cities and re-orient existing ones. The Urban Vision was instituted to inspire the next generation urbanization, foster dialogue and excellence. Read on

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Content tagged with urban development

Still Drive Your Own Car? With This App, You May Never Need To Again

Smart Cities: Efficient, Sustainable, Digitised Living

Megacities

URBAN FUTURE Conference, 18 - 19 November in Graz, Austria

Indian Institute for Human Settlements

Gurgaon expansion halted

Right to Walk in Indian Cities

The law of the land is the law of the realtor

The Urban Vision