Today, about 56 percent of the world’s population is urban; by 2050, it will be nearly 70 percent. . Cities have the potential to be really efficient hubs of humanity that can support sustainable living; however, many of them haven’t been designed that way. So urban planners around the world are trying to create "green"... Continue Reading →
We’re using our streets all wrong | Hard Reset by Freethink
Cities were designed around that dream. Frazer quotes University of Houston historian Martin Melosi, who said that roughly half of the space in American cities has been given over to roads, parking lots, parking spots, gas stations, traffic signals, and other things pertaining to cars. And at the same time, space for other forms of... Continue Reading →
What is the American Cities Climate Challenge Renewables Accelerator? The Renewables Accelerator provides cutting-edge tools, resources and technical assistance to help U.S. cities advance ambitious renewable energy goals. Our partnership supports the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge and the Urban Sustainability Directors’ Network cities with renewable energy commitments. We work with cohorts of cities... Continue Reading →
Helping U.S. Cities Advance Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. As average global temperatures continue to rise, the threats of both extreme heat events and chronic heat are projected to increase. Heat disproportionately affects marginalized residents and those who face systematic inequities such as workplace safety, housing quality, energy affordability, transportation reliability, and healthcare... Continue Reading →
Planning for Urban Heat Resilience
TACTICAL URBANISM or how to save our cities experimenting | LACOMETA
(This video is in Spanish Language) In this new video we will talk about the city as a space for coexistence, social movements and how experimentation and participatory processes are the best "resilience" tool for our cities. I also connect with some very good examples such as the dreamhamar project (Norway) of Ecosistema Urbano or... Continue Reading →
It’s tempting to draw lines on a map, but we can’t forget that cities should be designed for the people who live there (This is definitely something you'll want to see. Please visit this link (The Guardian) and go through the comic strips. A must read!
empowerment & inner transformation... 