C40 2016 Awards announced
On December 1st, C40 announced the winners of the 2016 Cities Awards: Climate Action Plans & Inventories: Portland, United States Adaptation Plans & Assessments: Paris Building…
Atlas for the End of the World
On May 20, 1570, Abraham Ortelius—book collector and engraver from Antwerp—published the world’s first Atlas: the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theater of the World).[1] With his maps Ortelius…
2016 Top North American Planning Websites | Planetizen
October 27, 2016 – The annual list of the best planning, design, and development websites, representing some of the top online resources for news,…
Yale University Forestry and Environmental Studies
Yale University of Forestry and Environmental Studies is a member of The General Assembly of Partners (GAP),Research and Academia partner constituent group. GAP is an engagement…
Identifying Poverty From Space via The Atlantic
Robinson Meyer, 24 August 2016 Imagine the Earth at night—the vast and curving darkness, splotched with rivulets of light. It is a gorgeous…
Mapping informal settlements – Richard Sliuzas, UN Habitat Video Series
Richard Sliuzas from the University of Twente in the Netherlands in this lecture outlines how new technologies means new approaches to mapping, in particular…
New UN HABITAT tool will map the ‘science of cities’
With the urban growth boom driving trends that will affect all aspects of sustainable development, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN HABITAT) is…
Kenya: Big Changes Proposed in Revised National Urban Development Policy
Developed by the Kenya Ministry of Land, Housing, and Urban Development, the Revised National Urban Development Policy seeks creation of an additional municipality in…
100 Resilient Cities | Water Management Solutions
Through the Network Exchange Program, 100RC is helping to scale best-practice solutions around the globe to address urban water challenges. Network Exchange Program offers…
Hudson Yards’ Smart City Initiatives
The massive development will feature innovative nods to sustainability and resiliency, but also a system for gathering data on an unprecedented scale. The 28-acre…