The crowdsourced, color-coded map Hoodmaps lets users draw and highlight parts of cities depending on what kind of city-dweller they think is most likely ...
Richard Florida on new typologies of American neighborhoods
Richard Florida, an urban studies theorist and best known for his concept on the creative class, points to a new study by the geographer Elizabeth ...
Fish stock data app helps establish food security
Tails, a mobile phone application to record small-scale fish catches, was launched by the Cook Islands this month, adding the islands to a network of ...
Foresight Filmfestival N° 3
Zum dritten Mal findet in diesem Jahr am 26. Oktober 2017 das Foresight Filmfestival in Halle statt, erstmalig im Rahmen des einwöchigen Werkleitz ...
Vietnam’s SMEs get a trade portal to save time and money
The Vietnam Trade Information Portal (VTIP), a place for small and medium enterprises to get information on import-export regulations and procedures, ...
Peer-to-peer learning program for cities launched
A new three-year project has been set up to foster cooperation and knowledge exchange. PROSPECT as the project is named, focuses on local and regional ...
Going sustainable a challenge for SMEs, but worth it
As more and more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) look to follow big corporations in their efforts for sustainability, they are confronted with ...
Suniva trade petition & future of solar discussed at Intersolar
Intersolar and ees North America 2017 concluded its 10th annual iteration in San Francisco. In light of Suniva’s Section 201 trade petition, industry ...
Indian farming model wins Equator Prize
The Swayam Shiksham Prayog (SSP), a Pune-based non-profit was selected for the 2017 Equator Prize by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The ...
A drawing board for sustainable roads
The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, a Georgia-based non-profit, has transformed a road into a laboratory for green transport technology development. Testing ...
