New York considers to build world’s first underground park
While its skyscrapers are the main attractions of New York City today, tomorrow’s biggest tourist magnet may lie beneath the surface. The city is ...
The rise of global temperatures and its effect on economy
According to calculations by the NASA, 2016 will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. Meanwhile a related research published by the United ...
How to make cities work for people
According to Jan Gehl, architect and urbanist, city planners have to put people at the center of the city in order to be efficient, economically robust and ...
Pollution sparks rise in health problems among city dwellers
An estimated 6.5 million deaths can be linked to air pollution each year – a number projected to rise significantly if no immediate actions are ...
Monsanto weist Übernahmeangebot von Bayer zurück
Der amerikanische Agrarchemiekonzern Monsanto hat das Übernahmeangebote der Bayer AG in Höhe von 62 Milliarden US Dollar als “zu niedrig” zur ...
What will our future cities look like?
How will cities be affected by innovations such as driverless cars as well as economical and environmental changes? The Experts of The Wall Street ...
As the waters rise, so do these homes
Sea-level rise and flooding are among the biggest and most urgent challenges of this century, not only for coastal strips and cities. While cities around ...
How the Olympics have impacted the city of Rio
With the Olympic Games just weeks away, Jonathan Watts and Bruce Douglas of The Guardian have visited five key sections of Rio de Janeiro to find out how ...
Dokureihe: Müll in den Megacities
Eine Dokureihe des ZDF blickt auf bislang nur wenig beachtete Aspekte in der Geschichte der urbanen Zivilisation: Müll und Schmutz. In sechs Episoden ...
Urban ecology: discipline of the future?
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. ...
