C40 Report: Climate Action in Megacities 3.0
As the international community heads into the crucial COP 21 talks in Paris, C40 is launching, along with partner Arup, its 3rd flagship publication,…
From Steel to Startups, Pittsburgh Tries to Cultivate an Ecosystem for Innovation
Can a midsize Rust Belt city compete with Silicon Valley? MIT Technology Review: Shortly after Luis von Ahn helped launch Duolingo, his popular language-learning…
Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa
Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa, edited by Africa Centre for Cities (ACC), powerfully demonstrates that some of the most resourceful entrepreneurs in the South African informal economy are migrants and refugees. Yet far from being lauded, they take their life into their hands when they trade on South Africa’s “mean streets”.
Urban Planning Society of China
The Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC) is a national academic community and professional organizations in the field of urban planning. Its business scope includes:…
South African Cities Network reveals growth of smart towns
A new South African Cities Network (SACN) report assessing the financial fitness of nine of the largest cities in South Africa has found cities…
Urban Center for Computation and Data
the Urban Center for Computation and Data (UrbanCCD) was created in 2012 within the Computation Institute, a joint initiative of the University of Chicago…
Civic Data Lab
The Civic Data Design Lab works with data to understand it for public good.We seek to develop alternative practices which can make the work…
Audiovisual Tricycles by ‘VJ Suave’ Project Animations
Interactive public art doesn’t get much better than this. Artist duo Ygor Marotta and Ceci Soloaga of VJ Suave designed these pheonomenal audiovisual…
Energy Africa Alliance – Solar power to light the way for Africa
Former UN chief Kofi Annan hails Energy Africa scheme as chance for continent to steer away from carbon-intensive practices of rich countries Kofi Annan,…
Farmers Are Embracing Sustainability–an Interview with Courtney White
“Things are changing. It’s just how do you get them to change fast enough?” In his new book, Two Percent Solutions for the Planet,…