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In the future, most of us will live in cities and urban life will have a huge impact on the world. But today’s urban life still relies on a dwindling petroleum supply and out-dated concepts.

We need new designs and technologies for tomorrow’s urban life. Nature can be brought back to the city via urban agriculture or eco-friendly architecture. Future cities must be open to everyone.

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News Green City Watch: Using Geospatial Technology to Help Urban Trees Thrive

Written by Katia Mullova, 19-11-2020

Green City Watch is working at the intersection of geospatial data and artificial intelligence in a bid to streamline and optimise the way cities care for their green spaces. RESET spoke to co-founder Nadina Galle about their work and to find out how the technologies they're using could change our relationship to nature in the long term. Read on

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

Written by Lena Strauß, 22-09-2020

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. Read on

News Bluebloqs: A Natural Filter System to Protect Cities From Extreme Weather

Written by Leonie Asendorpf, 08-07-2020

Climate change means that urban areas are increasingly affected by extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall or periods of drought. The Dutch Bluebloqs project has come up with an innovative nature-based solution. Read on

Video Exploding Megacities

Video Bee Keeping in the City on Your Balcony

Video Urban Biodiversity

Chart Transport in Cities

Chart China's high-speed rail vision

Chart How Tiny Pollutants Affect the Health of Hong Kong Citizens

Wissen Urban Gardening – Transforming Our Cities From Grey to Green

From occasional hobby gardener to a global movement: the growth of urban gardening is seeing flowers planted and the humble carrot harvested in the strangest spots all over the cities of this world, from urban wastelands to rooftops, walls and grass verges. With each new plot of land, a little bit of nature is being returned to the city. Read on

Organisation 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

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Act now How To: Start Your Own Urban or Community Garden

From Berlin to Bangalore, backyard-deprived urban dwellers are using every spare inch of space to grow gardens on terraces and rooftops while others are pooling talents and resources to set up and manage community gardens.

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Act now Car Sharing and Bike Riding in China

An alternative solution to the congested roads in China: car sharing. Over the last few years, "car sharing" become more and more popular among the Chinese. Their reasons are simple: to save on travelling and fuel costs.

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