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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 Smart Blue-Green Roofs Provide Flood Protection to the Amsterdam of the Future

Written by Marius Grote, 21-11-2019

Heavy rainfall, storm surges and periods of drought are becoming increasingly frequent, and urban areas in particular are affected by extreme weather events. The RESILIO project in Amsterdam aims to tackle this problem with intelligent roofs. Read on

News Mexico City Introduces Its First Zero-Emissions Floating Bus Lane

Written by Katie Cashman, 17-10-2019

In a bid to reduce the city’s carbon emissions and clean up the air, Mexico City continues to harness the potentials of e-mobility, announcing new plans to make one of its major roads completel Read on

News Paris's Public Bike Sharing Schemes: Win or Fail for the Environment?

Written by Jan Wisniewski, 30-09-2019

City-bike share schemes have long been touted as an eco-friendly form of urban mobility, part of the sustainability package of any modern city. But has Paris’s adoption made it a greener city? And does bike sharing in general have genuine environmental benefits? 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: flowers are being 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, 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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