Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City leaders representing combined population of nearly 173 million residents have issued the Cities4Forests “Call to Action on Forests & Climate” Fifty-seven cities, including 51 mayors, have issued a declaration calling on governments,… Continue reading More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests
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Introducing the City Water Project!
A project to empower local groups seeking to promote (their good) or improve (their bad) water quality. I’m working with four students on a project to empower local groups seeking to promote (their good) or improve (their bad) water quality. Watch this video (in HD, with subtitles of your choice) to learn more. This project is just… Continue reading Introducing the City Water Project!
Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living
Susan Lee Masdar City was designed to be zero-carbon and zero-waste, home to a population of 40,000 people Ten years ago in the United Arab Emirates, a new settlement was started from scratch, with the aim of becoming “the world’s most sustainable city”. Masdar City was designed to be zero-carbon and zero-waste, home to… Continue reading Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living
Self-sufficient Cities May Hold the Key to the Future
Juan Vargas The Pukika Experiment consists of building a self-sufficient city for 3 million people By the end of the century, we’ll need to build urban housing for 5 billion people. This is the product of our increasing population and the current urbanisation trend. Today, there are slightly over 4 billion people living in cities,… Continue reading Self-sufficient Cities May Hold the Key to the Future
What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
Katie G. Nelson An innovative design firm is using data and community outreach to protect Nairobi’s poorest residents from devastating storms. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license Try navigating the soggy, waterlogged slopes of Kenya’s largest slum, with… Continue reading What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
How to build a city fit for 50℃ heatwaves
Adrian Pitts We will have to make significant changes to building design. Traditional ideas from hot regions of the world will resurface but enhanced with smarter materials Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research community. Republished by SixDegrees under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. The Persian… Continue reading How to build a city fit for 50℃ heatwaves
Cost of living in cities: an Infographic
Zurich (Switzerland) is 402% more expensive than Chişinău (Moldova) Kuala Lumpur is 54% cheaper than in Singapore Public transport in Washington DC is one of the most expensive Report based on 1,247,000 prices in 1,961 cities across 202 countries Expatistan is a cost of living calculator that allows you to compare the cost of living between cities around the… Continue reading Cost of living in cities: an Infographic