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The green shoots of urban agriculture
City farming and food sharing are blossoming in Europe with the help of local traditions and EU research.
By Anthony King
Picture the following scene in the...
Empowering Communities and Achieving Sustainable Development: CODI’s Housing Initiatives in Thailand
Bangkok, the vibrant heart of Thailand, presents a paradoxical landscape. While gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious condos grace its skyline, numerous slums persist, housing a...
Climate and Urban Development: Uncovering Societal Injustice in Indonesia’s New Capital
Nusantara in The Making: An Introduction
Indonesia's plan to establish a new capital city, called Nusantara, is indeed an extravagant move made by the Government....
London crowned as the world’s best city brand in a new ranking
London has been named the best city brand in the world, followed by New York and Paris, by the inaugural Brand Finance City Index...
Making drones suitable for cities
Unmanned aerial vehicles will make their way into urban skies only if the safety of people below can be ensured.
By TOM CASSAUWERS
The Spanish resort town...
A City-Led Climate Resilience
Climate change is becoming a major cause of an increasing rate of weather catastrophes. The heat-trapping greenhouse gas is making Earth's temperature warms up...
Advanced forecasting to help millions on coasts and in cities cope with climate-change impacts
By SARAH WILD
In the freezing reaches of Greenland, fissures in the ice sheet mark the battle lines in the fight against climate change. Greenhouse gases...
‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day
The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to...
Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink
Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming. A UN report released on Monday, calls for a...
New European Bauhaus under Cohesion Policy: €50 million call for innovative projects in cities
The European Urban Initiative (EUI) is launching today a €50 million call to support urban innovation and cities' capabilities to build a sustainable urban...