Trotz oder gerade wegen der vielen andauernden Krisen und Konflikte wollen die mächtigsten Länder dieser Welt beim diesjährigen G20-Gipfel vor allem ...
How to make a city regenerative
The concept of a “regenerative city” applies ecological principles to urban redevelopment in order to make the city environmentally and ...
Imaging a truly sustainable city
No more waste and 100 percent renewable energy – Gary Gardner, director of publications at the Worldwatch Institute, has a clear idea on how a truly ...
The role of municipal finance in the New Urban Agenda
While the New Urban Agenda itself focuses mainly on the social and environmental dimensions of urban development, its most important apsect may be finance ...
Expand the frontiers of urban sustainability
While awareness for sustainable concepts such as green buildings and walkable cities rises, the prevailing model of urban sustainability seems to be too ...
Shanghai Tower claims to be world’s greenest
The newly completed Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest building, claims to be the world’s greenest skyscraper. But how sustainable are these ...
How climate-smart farming can preserve our environment
Farming and agriculture is responsible for a large share of global deforestation and contribute to more than 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus ...
Cellular agriculture: A way to feed tomorrow’s cities?
Due to the increasing number of mouths to feed in cities, the food production and distribution chain has to be realigned. Cellular agriculture, which ...
Can “green growth” solve climate change?
Decoupling economic growth from natural resource use and enviornmental impacts, or “green growth”, represents a promising tool in the fight ...
Vancouver’s shift from sustainable to resilient city planning
Vancouver has a long history of environmental activism, climate change mitigation policies and sustainable urban development. But as a coastal city, ...
