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How Corporations Can Help On Sustainable Development Goals
The shift in the perceived role of corporations as solely profit generators to agents for positive change has…
Why Sustainable Food Systems Are Needed In A Post-COVID World
Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and…
Unlocking Technology For The Global Goals
Existing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) innovations have the potential to accelerate the attainment of 10 out of the…
8 Most Sustainable Countries Around The World
From plastic-filled oceans and climate change to poor healthcare systems and unequal pay, sustainability is a main focus…
What Sort Of ‘Development’ Has No Place For A Billion Slum Dwellers?
Imagine a community of 200,000. Convivial, walkable, six times the density of Manhattan but with a smaller ecological…
World Science Day : Leading For A Sustainable Future
Science for a Sustainable Future Science will be essential to reach many of the goals of the 2030…
LA’s pLAn : From Smog & Sprawl To A Green Sustainable City
Los Angeles is known around the world as the home of Hollywood stars, sunny beaches and a high…
Regenerative Urban Development As A Prerequisite For The Future Of Cities
A new urban agenda is needed to recognise the value of natural capital and to understand the cost…
Innovation In Energy Will Drive Sustainable Cities
Urbanisation makes cities a main focus for environmental policy. Digital technology and innovation will enable a better quality…
This Is How We Can Save Millions Of People From Extreme Poverty After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic could push another 200 million people into extreme poverty unless action is taken to accelerate…
Why Antimicrobials Matter In The Fight Against Covid
In these pandemic times, many people may ask why we should bother with antimicrobials when we know what…
This Is How Public Buildings Can Serve This Crisis And Be Ready For The Next One
In the event of a public health crisis or natural disaster, public buildings deliver life-saving services and capacity…
Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows COVID-19 Has Stalled 20 Years of Progress, Calls for Global Response to End the Pandemic
Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights…
Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed The City. Here’s Why
No city has escaped the deadly spread of COVID-19. But the virus has had a profoundly uneven impact…
How COVID-19 Is Reversing The Progress In The Fight Against Global Poverty
Various forecasts suggest that years worth of poverty reduction are slowly being negated by COVID-19. Forecasts from multiple…
After Coronavirus The World Will Never Be The Same. But Maybe, It Can Be Better
Life has changed a lot in the past few days, weeks, or months, depending where you live. As…
Here Are 6 Lessons Social Entrepreneurs Learned About Creating Systems Change
Systems change, is “on a large scale, changing the way a majority of relevant players solve a big…
Three Ways To Stop The Global Economic System Working For Only Rich White Men
Women’s unpaid work is worth $10 trillion annually. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s personal wealth dwarves the health budget of…
The Most Valuable Tool For Ending Poverty? Data.
The data revolution is under way, and data has impacted how we buy, work, live—even how we love.…
Why The World Should Be Watching India’s Fast-Growing Cities
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that future increases in the world’s urban population will…
Earth’s Wilderness Is Vanishing, & Just A Handful Of Nations Can Save It
Just 20 countries are home to 94% of the world’s remaining wilderness, excluding the high seas and Antarctica,…
Why The Actions Of Cities — Not Nations — Will Be The Key To Our Survival On Earth
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like…
Intercultural Cities: “Diversity As An Advantage”
What do Barcelona, Montreal, Hamamatsu, Tanger, Haifa, Ballarat and Mexico City have in common? These cities manage diversity…
Why All Big Cities Need For Democratic And Metro-Scale Governance
Infrastructure Australia has called for metropolitan-scale governance of Australia’s largest cities. The new report by the Commonwealth’s statutory infrastructure agency,…
How To Use The Power Of Urban Planning To Tackle Inequality
Income inequality creates both spatial and social divides and shows itself within cities in many ways. Gated communities…
Developing countries can prosper without increasing emissions
One of the ironies of fighting climate change is that developed countries – which have benefited from decades…
Smart Cities Is Not Enough, It Needs To Be Smarter Or Else
As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years. The Paris Agreement,…
Why Our Cities Need To Go On A Resource Diet
Cities are the epicentres of human activity. They cover less than 2% of the earth’s land surface but…
Visit The Top 10 Happiest Countries Of The World
Fans of Denmark must be even happier than usual: Denmark has retaken the title of “world’s happiest country,”…
Africa’s Urban Megatrends Can Only Succeed If…
With more than half of Africans expected to live in cities by 2050, we need to turn urban…
Stop Blaming Meat For Climate Change
Farming livestock – cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens – contributes around 6 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases…
As More Of Asia Prospers, Obesity Becomes A Weighty Deal
Extra body weight has long been associated with wealth, as evident from Renaissance art to stereotypes of modern…
A Focus On HIV Orphans For World AIDS Day 2015
As the globe marks World AIDS Day, December 1, experts say still there is much to do to…
The Hard Work Of Pope Francis’ Balancing Act
On his first visit to the United States, as well as addressing a joint session of Congress, Pope…
International Day Of Education 2020: Learning For People, Planet, Prosperity, And Peace
The 24th of January marks the International Day of Education, the second one since the commemoration was adopted…
‘Blue’ Space: Access To Water Features Can Boost City Dwellers’ Mental Health
Officials are increasingly recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental…
The World Is In A Revolutionary Moment – How Can The Global Left Be A Serious Player?
We are living in an extraordinary moment in world history. This is a period of intense, frequent and…
Mobility-As-A-Service: The Value Proposition For The Public And Our Urban Systems
Private car ownership is going down soon — it is time for Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) to shine. In a…
The History Of The People’s Republic Of China – Through 70 Years Of Mass Parades
Traditionally in China, 70 is an auspicious number. A person who reaches 70 is considered “rare and precious”…
Growing Pain: The Delusion Of Boundless Economic Growth
Gambling on a future of continued economic growth is a bad bet with long odds and extremely high…
Designing For Future Ready Cities
Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead, creating lasting legacies in the form of extraordinary…
Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much –…
European Union: An Explainer
What is the European Union (EU)? Why was it established and how does it work? Let’s answer these…
Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously
Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. This is…
How To Turn A Car Town Into A Cycling City
As the home of Royal Philips Electronics for more than 125 years, the southern Netherlands city of Eindhoven…
Our Changing Views Of The City: A New Urban Celebration
The celebration of the city today is widespread. Globally, many cities have fulfilled Louis Wirth’s prophesy from 1930s Chicago.…
Tourism’s Climate Footprint Is Much Larger Than Previously Thought
The industry accounts for about 8 percent of global climate emissions, and that number is expected to rise.…
Why Getting Back To The Moon Is So Damn Hard
The $20 million Lunar X Prize was supposed to send startups into space. The cost turned out to…
This Is Why Health Has To Be At The Heart Of The New Urban Agenda
Urban experts gathered at the ninth World Urban Forum in Kuala Lumpur over the past week to discuss progress on…
Elephant In The Planning Scheme: How Cities Still Work Around The Dominance Of Parking Space
Car parking is expected but often unnoticed, taking up surprisingly large proportions of city space. A parking bay occupies…