by Gary Chandler | Jun 26, 2020 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Natural Systems Help Cities Weather Climate Change Experts say that the battle against climate change will be won or lost in our cities. China hopes to win the battle with sponge cities that embrace and utilize natural systems to manage water, cleanse the air and...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 19, 2020 | State Government, Sustainable Cities
Greener Cities Are More Competitive By Katy Aranoff, The New Republic The global economy is headed for a recession thanks to the coronavirus. A new poll finds that nearly one in five workers in the United States has already faced layoff or a loss of hours...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 11, 2020 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Forestry
Trees Promote Health and Climate Mitigation By Isabella Kaminski, The Developer Governments love a good tree-planting scheme, because they’re popular and always hit the headlines. The latest source of funding, announced by former environment secretary Michael Gove in...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 1, 2019 | Climate Change, Sustainable Cities
Cities Fueling Global Warming Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. Ten years ago, an estimated 40 percent of the developing world’s population – or 2 billion people – lived in urban areas....
by Gary Chandler | Aug 12, 2019 | Resiliency, Sustainable Cities
Ashoka Resilience Challenge Spots Innovators What will the cities of tomorrow look like? How will they adapt and evolve? How will we effectively manage and respond to physical, economic and social risks? QBE and Ashoka are hosting the Urban Resilience Challenge – a...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 26, 2019 | Sustainable Cities, Urban Planning
Greener Cities Essential The battle against global warming and climate change will be won or lost in our cities. Cities are the capitals of consumption and power. To promote greener cities, the Urban Sustainability Framework (USF), launched by the World...
