Urban development in Tonga gets disaster-ready
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Nuku’alofa - The capital of Tonga is being transformed into a
resilient, disaster-ready urban center that can withstand the
impacts of climate change. These are the goals
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WHO proposes healthy urban redevelopment of contaminated sites
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Geneva - Industrial use, waste disposal and the increased use
of chemicals have contaminated sites across Europe. The World
Health Organisation (WHO) has now launched a planning
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Holcim building 3D-printed settlement
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Zug - Holcim has announced its intention to construct a
residential complex of 3D-printed houses in Kenya. The project will
comprise 52 houses in total and is
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Nanotechnology drives smart cities forward
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Berlin - Engineered nanomaterials are expected to be widely
used in city environments - from helping redistribute carbon
dioxide to using nanofiltration membranes to treat industrial
wastewater from
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South Korea builds world’s first flood-resistant floating city
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Busan - The world’s first prototype sustainable floating city
is being built in South Korea. The initiative, backed by UN
Habitat, proposes solutions for coastal cities threatened
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Investments for smart urban development on the rise
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New York - Investments in urban infrastructure aimed at
implementing transformative solutions for cities will reach 375
billion US dollars by 2030, says new research. Cities are
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ETH robots build hanging garden for Zug
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Zurich/Zug – The limits of interactive architecture design and
digital fabrication are now being pushed at the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH): four robotic arms
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Industrial land in Seoul redesigned as a smart city
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Seoul - An industrial area in northeast Seoul is being
transformed into a smart city. It will have residential towers of
different heights, a street mall and
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Startup develops urban planning tool for 15-minute city
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Munich – A startup company from Munich has developed an urban
planning tool to design cities where everyday amenities can be
reached on foot or by bicycle
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Nature must be central to urban development
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Geneva – Putting nature at the heart of urban development can
improve resilience to environmental and social threats. A challenge
developed by the World Economic Forum is
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Dübendorf Innovation Park takes a step forward
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Zurich – Further progress has been made on the Innovation Park
planned for the aerodrome in Dübendorf. The government council of
Zurich has submitted a report to
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Shanghai launches index to drive sustainable urban development
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Shanghai – The Chinese city Shanghai has released an index to
gauge the sustainable development standard for global cities. It
was unveiled on World Cities Day 2021
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Pulitzer Prize finalist says writing is key in urban development
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New York – The Pulitzer Prize finalist Suketu Mehta has spoken
about the importance of writing in urban development. His key
argument is that there is a
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Switzerland ranks third in global sustainability index
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Zurich/Seoul – As was the case last year, Switzerland has
again been ranked in third place globally in terms of
sustainability. The rankings are calculated by the
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New guide helps African cities measure sustainable development
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Lagos – A new guide is aiming to help African countries
measure progress on sustainable development in their cities.
Developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for
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3D models drive sustainability in cities
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St.Gallen – New technologies can make cities safe, resilient
and sustainable. With accurate digital representations of cities
known as 3D digital twins, decision-makers can explore, test and
assess
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EPFL exhibits design brain in Seoul
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Lausanne – The Artificial Swissness exhibit designed by the
Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) is on display at
the Seoul Biennale for Architecture and Urbanism. By
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Smart villages could stimulate economic progress
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Espoo – Smart cities are great, but we also need smart
villages, according to Nokia chief Pekka Lundmark. In an article
for the World Economic Forum, he
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EPFL presents reference work for the transformation of brownfields
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Lausanne - The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Lausanne (EPFL) has created a reference work for the transformation
of urban brownfield sites into sustainable neighborhoods. The
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Microsoft improves data transparency in smart cities
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Washington – Smart cities must focus on people, not
technology, in order to deliver on their promises, says senior
director at Microsoft Jeremy Goldberg. Microsoft is helping
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