New institute to focus on challenges facing future cities
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Lancaster – Lancaster University in the UK and Sunway
University in Malaysia have launched the Future Cities Research
Initiative, which will develop collaborative urban solutions facing
future cities.
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Circular Hub offers course in sustainable construction
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Zurich – The construction sector now uses around half of the
world’s raw materials, giving it a key role to play in improving
resource efficiency. The Circular
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Singapore offers practical lessons for sustainable urbanisation
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Singapore – The Asian city-state is proof that integrated
urban planning is the key to creating sustainable, attractive and
liveable cities, says Xiao Wu from the World
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Melbourne’s tram network switches to solar power
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Melbourne - Melbourne’s tram network is now running entirely
on solar power thanks to offset certificates purchased from the
newly opened Numurkah Solar Farm.
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Efficient buildings can save billions in energy costs
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Zurich – Switzerland could save around 175 billion Swiss
francs in energy costs in just 25 years with energy-efficient
buildings, a new study finds. This will require
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Mini greenhouses for urban residents
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Lausanne – Master’s students at the Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed smart indoor
greenhouses that let urban residents grow herbs, lettuce or
strawberries
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Green cities promote better health
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Dublin – Green spaces in urban areas can have different health
outcomes for residents, as several studies have shown. One
newspaper has now looked into the findings.
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UN SDGs as a framework for urban planners
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Bonn - The 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United
Nations must be adopted as a framework for urban planners around
the world. That is the conclusion
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Rome offers transit fare for recycling bottles
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The city of Rome is experimenting with a new way of
incentivizing people to recycle plastic bottles: transit fare. For
every bottle recycled, people receive five cents
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Shanghai changing its approach to dealing with garbage
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Shanghai – New provisions came into force this month in
Shanghai with the aim of newly regulating the city’s approach to
dealing with garbage. The city is
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Google Maps offers real-time bikeshare information in 24 cities
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Mountain View, CA – Google Maps now offers real-time bikeshare
data in 24 cities around the world, including Zurich. More cities
are on the way.
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ETH tests housing of the future
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Zurich – A small home with a flexible floor plan has been
created on ETH’s Hönggerberg campus. Here, ETH Professor Elli
Mosayebi will be testing new forms
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Major global cities to experience ‘striking change’ in climate by 2050
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Zurich – A new study from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich has
found that 77% of major cities around the world will experience a
climate in
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Metropolitan conference reinvents urban planning
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Zurich – Metropolitan Conference Zurich has launched the Smart
Use project, which will combine different data on actual use
behaviour for spatial and traffic planning purposes.
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UN conference on civil society to focus on sustainable and inclusive cities
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Salt Lake City – Representatives of civil society and senior
UN officials will meet at the UN Civil Society Conference at the
end of August to discuss
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Metro tunnels could one day heat apartments
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Lausanne - Researchers in Switzerland have calculated how the
heat that is produced in metro tunnels can be captured and used to
heat and cool neighbouring residences.
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European cities to become digital leaders
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New York – Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched a new
initiative for European capital cities that will help accelerate
digital innovation to improve urban services.
Cities...
Volkswagen launches urban e-car sharing service
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Berlin – Volkswagen is entering the growing car sharing sector
with a fleet of 1,500 e-Golf vehicles in Berlin. WeShare will later
expand to Prague and to
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New residential concept adapts at the touch of a button
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Zurich – Real estate developer Halter AG has developed a
unique residential concept. The first apartments, which are now
ready for occupancy in Adliswil in the canton
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New York State to go climate neutral by 2050
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Albany - The New York State Senate has passed a bill that will
see the state use 100 per cent clean energy by 2040 and go
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