People benefit from nature in cities in many ways – yet, the growth in urban population comes often at the expense of green spaces and biodiversity. ...
Series: Business concepts that make cities work better
From a ridesharing service to informal waste picking – Citiscope takes a look at the innovative business concepts behind three startups and social ...
Map shows incredible growth of megacities
Urban areas are growing rapidly around the world: According to the most recent UN World Cities Report, the number of cities with more than 10 million ...
Partnerships crucial for building sustainable & resilient cities
A sustainable and resilient city cannot grow by itself, knowlegde of multiple stakeholders is required to come up with integrated solutions. Judith Rodin, ...
How will we know if the New Urban Agenda was successful?
The New Urban Agenda, a document aimed at guiding sustainable urbanization for the next decades, is increasingly taking shape and will be finalized at the ...
How can cities be ‘smart’ if they can’t think?
Aurecon New Zealand and Australia advisory Matt Coetzee compares our cities with a living organism to demonstrate with how many ‘organs’ a city ...
The key to liveable cities: Long-term planning
City officials around the world are increasingly under pressure to manage rising environmental and social challenges. In order to successfully tackle these ...
Case studies on international smart cities
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has published a series of case studies on smart cities around the world. Each report provides valuable insights ...
Next step in transportation: greener parking spaces
Parking is usually among the bigger problems in urban areas, mainly due to the space that is needed to accomodate all the cars as well as its impact on the ...
Mexico City chokes on its congestion problem
Mexico City has had just 26 days with acceptable air quality levels so far this year and the city’s severe traffic congestion is mainly to blame ...
