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Cities Under Pressure
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Cities are set to expand by area equal to France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years. With such rapid urbanisation comes huge choices about moving towards … -
Olympic Games watchdog issues 2012 sustainability appraisal
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A report from the Olympic’s watchdog concludes that London 2012 broadly delivered against its sustainability objectives, but highlights a number of areas where further … -
Megacities: Five of the world's biggest cities
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As the world urbanizes and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And I’m not just talking about population sizes. As This Big City kicks off a fortnight of themed … -
Five minutes with: Liza Meyer, office of environmental policy, city of San Antonio
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Q&A: Liza Meyer of the office of environmental policy for the city of San Antonio in Texas. San Antonio in the US has a plan to build a 21st century economy around ‘green’ … -
Critical success factors for low carbon cities
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What is a low carbon city and if we know what it is, how can we create a successful one? Essentially investigating a ‘normative’ concept, the surge in recent research and … -
Microcities: Five of the world's smallest cities
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For the first time ever, the majority of the world’s population live in cities. But whilst Asian megacities get most of the column inches, what makes a city varies wildly. If … -
Detroit je t'aime: can two French filmakers transform Detroit?
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One year ago, French filmmakers Nora Mandray and Hélène Bienvenu moved to Detroit and promptly fell in love with the place. The self-declared ‘two Frenchies’ started Detroit … -
London to get first all electric minicab fleet
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London is set to get its first fleet of all-electric minicabs following the signing of an agreement between Chinese car manufacturer BYD and minicab firm greentomatocars. The … -
Ireland moves to forefront of electric vehicle charging
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Electric vehicle charging is set to become a lot more convenient for drivers in Ireland following the announcement that IBM is teaming up with ESB cars to implement a fully … -
IBM announces 2013 Smarter Cities Challenge Grant winners
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Belfast is one of 31 cities around the globe to receive an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2013. Launched in 2011, the programme assigns a team of six top IBM experts …
