The Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (Hands) has already been a major force in driving the renewal of Orange, New Jersey before it founded ...
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Money collected from Indonesia’s new tax amnesty program could be used for supporting the green economy. The government expects to collect 13 ...
Yinchuan and its smart city mission
The smart Yinchuan initiative is a broad and integrative plan to develop the city with modern technologies. Cooperation between the government and the ...
Chengdu – an example for implementing climate commitments
As a part of a worldwide coalition committed to climate actions, the Chinese city of Chengdu shows how an ambitious action plan for becoming a low-carbon ...
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Although incredible progress has been made throughout the past 40 years in terms of reducing poverty, enhanced education and health improvement, there ...
UN promotes more young people in global politics
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson points out the need for more participation of young people in policy-making for security and peace. Therefore the ...
What to expect from Habitat III
The UN summit on cities will start in Quito, Ecuador on Ocotber, 17. Even if its public awareness might not be high and the agreement is not binding, it ...
Moderne Stadtplanung baut auf Partizipation
Moderne Stadtplanung funktioniert nur unter Einbeziehung verschiedener Akteure. Von Bewohnern über Stadtbauräte, Wissenschaftler, Immobilienbranche, ...
New partner for Pune Smart City Project
A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Pune Smart City Development Corporation (PSCDCL) to cooperate for two years with the European Business and ...
DigitalTown looks to ease smart city transformation
DigitalTown, a leading provider of software solutions, has launched a new cloud-based platform aimed at helping municipalities transform into smart cities ...
