1,500 people have been evicted from Charan Khad, a slum in the Indian city of Dharamshala. According to the local municipality, the measures were ...
Verkehrswende zu E-mobilität volkswirtschaftlich am günstigsten
Das Ergebnis der Studie „Erarbeitung einer fachlichen Strategie zur Energieversorgung des Verkehrs bis zum Jahr 2050“, die vom Öko-Institut für das ...
Rotterdam the world capital of sustainable urban design
The second largest city in the Netherlands, the city of Rotterdam, has become a leader in sustainable urban design. For new buildings sustainable design ...
The world’s most affluent metropolitan areas
The Brookings Institution published a report “Redefining Global Cities” that ranks metropolitan areas according to their GDP per capita and ...
The need to develop an age-friendly city
People around the world are living longer and thereby the requirements for their surrounding environment change. City planners have to take the demographic ...
VW und Wolfsburg starten Initiative zur digitalen Großstadt
Der Autokonzern VW und die Stadt Wolfsburg starten eine gemeinsame Initiative zur Entwicklung der digitalisierten Großstadt. Wolfsburg soll sich zum einen ...
Narrower lanes for safer cities
Against common belief that broader streets create safer streets, a new study shows that streets broader than 3.25 m trigger more traffic fatalities. On the ...
The costs of sprawl of Indian cities
A new working paper of the New Climate Economy estimates that the uncontrolled urban sprawl in India will cost its governments $330 billion to $1.8 ...
London to spend 770m Pounds for cycling initiative
Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, has promised to spend 770 million Pound on cycling initiatives. He aims at making riding a bike a safe and obvious ...
Innerstädtische Testfahrten von autonomen BMW Autos
BMW plant ab 2017 autonome Autos in der Münchener Innenstadt zu testen. Auf Autobahnen fahren bereits autonome Fahrzeuge. Das Fahren in der Stadt ist ...
