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Sustainable Cities

The Algorithmic City

Rand Hindi | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
Rand Hindi

Unfortunately, we cannot just take down cities and rebuild them, add more capacity in public transports, or create more physical space. The only thing we can do is become better at how we manage them. And the way we do it is simply by predicting what will happen.

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

Asif Iqbal | Posted 06.03.2012 | Green
Asif Iqbal

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

WATCH: Floating Cities Could Be A Reality Within Decades

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 03.19.2012 | Technology

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...

How Did The Dutch Pave The Way For Bike Paths?

Posted 01.03.2012 | Green

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...

How Do You Build A Truly Green City?

Andrew Ross | Posted 01.23.2012 | Books
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.

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

Posted 01.04.2012 | Green

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...

10 Sustainable Cities

Eva Maddox | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Eva Maddox

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

Building the Regenerative City

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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?

Rebuilding Cities in a Climate-Damaged World

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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'.

Grey to Green. Innovating the Sustainable City.

Marc Stoiber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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...