One World – One Environment – One Network
Real estate data platforms can provide water-saving insights for city housing and infrastructure planning, drought management and sustainability. A study by Stanford University using data from Zillow is already informing better water use. A...
A new mobile app allows people to explore how global warming will affect the future climate of their towns and cities. It shows temperature and rainfall projects based on the most respected climate models....
Google announced that it will help more than 500 cities and local governments reduce 1 gigaton of carbon emissions per year by 2030. Tech giant Google has made a bold urban promise as part...
As temperatures rise this summer, a new study finds that thousands of U.S. deaths may be attributable to heat each year – far more than the 600 deaths previously estimated by the Centers for...
The Natural History Museum is set to dedicate its five-acre gardens to urban wildlife research, conservation and awareness. The aim is to reengage people with the natural world and urban biodiversity. The Natural History Museum’s...
A building destined for Boston could signal a new way of creating residential structures in cities. The cross-laminated timber structure eliminates most greenhouse-gas emissions associated with standard building materials. Designed by architects from Massachusetts...
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, according to a study by Rutgers. The figures are based on current greenhouse gas emissions....
Swiss researchers are analysing the problem of increasing heat in cities. The Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has developed initial model calculations for areas such as the Münsterhof square in Zurich. A...
Over 22,000 large trees and 28,000 small trees are to be planted in urban areas across England. These will help improve urban health and wellbeing, as well as playing a crucial role in the...
Cities are crucial for sustainable development worldwide during the next decade, according to UN chief António Guterres. Speaking at the World Urban Forum, he highlighted that sustainable urbanization will help address climate change. Urbanization...
C40 Cities has launched a new global competition to inspire cities to turn underutilized sites into sustainable and resilient landmarks of the future. C40’s architecture and design competition Reinventing Cities is now open for...
UN-Habitat and ICLEI teamed up in 2012 to support eight cities develop urban low emission development strategies. They have now taken the project into a second phase, in which they are supporting more than...
This year’s EUROCITIES Awards were awarded under the theme ‘cities at a crossroads’, reflecting the new political landscape at the EU level as well as the changing landscapes in cities themselves. The EUROCITIES Awards...
The BreatheLife Network promotes measures to cool cities. This initiative is now showcasing numerous examples of cities that are fighting climate change by cooling down. Temperatures in cities are around 5 to 9 degrees...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Coalition for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure at the recent UN climate action summit in New York. Its aim is to reduce damage to critical infrastructure caused by climate change....
A team of American and Swiss researchers studied which factors best reduce temperature differences between cities and their surrounding environments. Their results could help urban planners keep cities cool. Urban heat islands are a...
Lancaster University in the UK and Sunway University in Malaysia have launched the Future Cities Research Initiative, which will develop collaborative urban solutions facing future cities. The new Future Cities Research Institute (FCRI) is...
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a new digital learning hub to help individuals better their understanding of the circular economy. Dame Ellen MacArthur broke the world record for sailing solo around the world...
A new study from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich has found that 77% of major cities around the world will experience a climate in 2050 that is closer to that of another existing...
Representatives of civil society and senior UN officials will meet at the UN Civil Society Conference at the end of August to discuss how cities can become more inclusive and sustainable. The theme of...
