Sign up | Login with →

curitiba

Why Ecological Cities are also Economic Cities

March 12, 2012 by ECPA Urban Planning
with 1,896 views
1

Launched in 2009 by the World Bank, the Eco2 Cities Initiative seeks to establish a new paradigm of economic development for cities in developing countries. It couples economic development and sustainability as interdependent; making sustainable economic development necessary to the future success of cities. The initiative is... [read more]

Jaime Lerner: 'A City Is Like a Family Portrait'

January 27, 2012 by The Dirt ASLA
with 214 views
0

“A city is like a family portrait. You may not like the nose of your uncle but you don’t tear up the whole family photo. You don’t do this because the family portrait is you. In the same way, we just need to make those uglier parts of our cities more attractive. We can’t tear apart our cities,” argued Jaime Lerner, former Governor... [read more]

A Critique of The Economist’s ‘Most Liveable Cities’ Report

March 1, 2011 by This Big City
with 956 views
0

Is Vancouver the best city and Zimbabwe’s Harare the worst city? Yes, according to this year’s Global Liveability [sic] by the Economist. The ranking considers indicators in five categories – Stability, Healthcare, Culture & Environment, Education, and Infrastructure. The choice of indicators seems ambitiously comprehensive and fair... [read more]

exclusive

Interview with Curitiba Deputy Mayor Luciano Ducci

November 29, 2010 by Henry Spethmann
with 601 views
0

Right after the Siemens Panel at the World Mayors Conference, we had the chance to catch the deputy mayor of the winning city, Curitiba’s Luciano Ducci. HWhat does Curitiba winning the “Siemens Latin American Green City Index” mean to you? We are obviously very pleased and very thankful to Siemens and the Economist. It is a recognition... [read more]

exclusive

Live from Mexico City: Siemens Latin American Green City Index

November 23, 2010 by Henry Spethmann
with 1,313 views
0

We were fortunate enough to be invited to attend the presentation of the Siemens Latin American Green City Index this morning. It’s a cooperation between Siemens and the Economist Intelligence Unit that evaluated 17 major Latin American cities on eight equally weighted criteria: Energy and CO2, Land use and buildings, transport, waste,... [read more]