by Gary Chandler | Jul 15, 2006 | Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Africa Urbanizing Faster Than Any Continent If global development priorities are not reassessed to account for massive urban poverty, more than 1.1 billion people projected to join the world’s population between now and 2030 may live in underserviced slums, according...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 2, 2006 | Rooftop Gardens, Sustainable Cities
Models Of Efficiency, Resiliency Rooftops are vastly underutilized spaces in the urban environment, yet it is possible for any landscape, plaza, or garden to be installed on a building or structure. In Europe, over the past thirty years, rooftops have become the focus...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 21, 2006 | Climate Change, Sustainable Cities
Earth Hour, Every Hour WWF announced the City of Vancouver in Canada as its Global Earth Hour City Challenge Capital 2013 at an award ceremony in Malmö, Sweden. The Earth Hour City Challenge is an initiative that takes Earth Hour beyond the symbolic gesture of...
by Gary Chandler | May 21, 2006 | Green Cities, Local Government, Sustainable Cities
Greener Cities Coalition The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Siemens today announced a new collaboration, both a technical partnership and a global prize competition to recognize city actions and innovation that will accelerate C40 city actions to combat...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 14, 2006 | Green Cities, State Government, Sustainable Cities
Greener Cities Asia Korea was among the first countries to support green growth as a national development strategy, and it is spreading its green philosophy and knowledge. Few countries are as committed to growing in an environmentally sustainable manner as Korea....
by Gary Chandler | Mar 9, 2006 | Climate Change, Sustainable Cities
Climate Change Solutions South America has got its first think-tank aimed at providing climate change knowledge to decision-makers to help them design tools tailored to local needs. The Regional Centre for Climate Change and Decision-Making was launched earlier this...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 12, 2006 | Alternative Energy, Corporate Leadership, Renewable Energy
Investing In Solar Energy The gambling capital of the world soon will be home to one of the world’s largest rooftop solar systems. NRG Energy will install a 6.2 megawatt (MW) installation on top of the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center. At peak production,...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 26, 2006 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Sustainable Cities Solving the energy and natural resource demands of a growing global population will take international cooperation at the highest levels. China and the United Kingdom are advancing that agenda now. A delegation of 10 UK companies was welcomed this...
by Gary Chandler | Apr 10, 1992 | Air Pollution, Green Cities, Sustainable Cities, Urban Forestry, Urban Planning
Trees Help Keep History Alive A unique tree-planting program would like to put a piece of history in your yard. The Famous & Historic Tree Program is an environmental education concept combining contemporary conservation with our nation’s heritage. Young trees...
