Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Cities in Pakistan -- A Dream in the "New Normal"

Asif Iqbal | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Ipcc, Eco-Friendly, New-Normal, Karachi, Sea Level Rise, Pakistan, Climate Change, Sustainable Cities, Green News
Asif Iqbal

Despite our small contribution to global environmental pollution, Pakistan stands as one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming.

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WATCH: Floating Cities Could Be A Reality Within Decades

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Sustainable Cities, Video, Seasteading Institute, Floating Societies, Floating Cities, Seasteading, Sea Cities, Ocean Cities, Technology News

It's hard to imagine, but it's not just a pipe dream. In fact, a think-tank out of California believes we could have thriving floating societies on th...

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How Did The Dutch Pave The Way For Bike Paths?

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Bike Sharing, Video, Sustainable Cities, Biking, Amsterdam Bicycles, Amsterdam Bike Culture, Green-Living, City Bicycling, Netherlands Bike Culture, Bike Lanes, Green News

From Shea Gunther and Mother Nature Network: I'm fascinated by the bike culture of Amsterdam. It's part of an larger transportation city network th...

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How Do You Build A Truly Green City?

Andrew Ross | Posted 01.23.2012

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Andrew Ross

Every U.S. city is rushing to adopt a sustainability plan, but urban policymakers need to make sure these programs are genuinely inclusive.

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10 Big U.S. Cities Go Green With Public Transit, Energy, And Food

Posted 01.04.2012

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From EcoSalon: Clean energy, public transit and local food make these 10 big cities the greenest of them all. Honking cars emit foul black cloud...

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10 Sustainable Cities

Eva Maddox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Sustainable Cities, Bogotá, Seoul-South Korea, Kalundborg Denmark, Slidepollajax, Cisco, Lilypad-Cities, Masdar City, Green Urban Planning, Green News
Eva Maddox

Sustainable cities -- or eco-cities -- cropping up across the globe may hold the answers to the challenges presented by swelling urban populations.

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Building the Regenerative City

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urban Agriculture, Electric Cars, Sustainability, Cleantech, Socially Conscious Banks, Sustainable Cities, Green News
Marc Stoiber

Sustainability could become the first megatrend of our new century. Everywhere you look, green is moving from the outskirts to downtown. But exactly how sustainable is downtown?

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Rebuilding Cities in a Climate-Damaged World

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Cities, Holistic Healing, Systems Thinking, Pakistan, Economic Development, Sustainability, Hurricane Katrina, Urban Design, Green News
Marc Stoiber

Are cities devastated by disasters being redeveloped with an eye to accommodating that climate, and lessening its impact? If we use Pakistan as an example, the answer seems to be 'no'.

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Grey to Green. Innovating the Sustainable City.

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Cities, Durban, Calgary, Suburban Nation, Sustainabilty, Architecture, New Urbanism, Andres Duany, International Centre for Sustainable Cities, City Planning, Green News
Marc Stoiber

Cities cover only 3% of the world's land mass, but they house 50% of the world's population, consume 75% of the world's resources and emit a correspon...

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