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Vienna, Austria Ranked As the Smartest City

February 3, 2012 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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We previously wrote about the most livable cities in the world and the most innovative solutions to make cities more livable. Now we bring you the smartest cities in the world, courtesy of Boyd Cohen of Co.EXIST. [read more]

How Green are Africa’s cities?

February 1, 2012 by Rashiq Fataar
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INFOGRAPHIC: How Green are Africa’s cities? Cities from the south and the north of Africa deliver the best environmental performance of all major African cities. This is the conclusion of the African Green City Index, a unique study commissioned by Siemens and conducted by the independent research organization Economist Intelligence... [read more]

California’s Population Problem?

January 31, 2012 by Patrick Lydon
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Is reducing the population really the solution to solving the California's multiple crises? Patrick Lydon takes a look. [read more]

Affordable housing in a "gypsy wagon"

January 31, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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  Where I come from, a lot of affordable housing – especially rural and semi-rural housing – takes the form of mobile homes.  Nothing wrong with that.  But I wouldn’t expect to find many in the city of Boston, and I certainly wouldn’t expect to find one there that’s handmade. But that’s exactly what Sage Radachowsky has.... [read more]

21 Days and Counting...

January 28, 2012 by Robert Kirkman
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I could hardly resist buying and reading a book titled Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs. It falls into that happy category I call "train reading": engaging enough to hold my attention at the beginnings and ends of work days, but not so demanding that I can't break off from it when I have to change trains or start walking.The... [read more]

Can Ontario deliver the continent's best land-use plan?

January 26, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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  I’m fond of saying that the best-conceived plan for managing growth and development in North America is the Places to Grow framework adopted by the province of Ontario, Canada.  Constructed pursuant to enabling legislation adopted by the province in 2005, Places to Grow addresses the future of a New Hampshire-sized region... [read more]

The Economics of Sustainable Cities: Four Key Components

January 26, 2012 by This Big City
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After asking lots of questions about the economics of sustainable cities in last week’s blog post, we turned to Twitter to try and find some answers. During the very first #CityTalk - a monthly tweetchat launched by me and the chaps at Future Cape Town – we got caught up in a seriously fast-paced discussion on the subject, with... [read more]

San Francisco & Medellin win 2012 Sustainable Transport Award

January 25, 2012 by Rashiq Fataar
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San Francisco, USA and Medellin, Colombia, are the two winners of the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. The other nominees, Cape Town, South Africa and Buenos Aires, Argentina both received an Honourable Mention award. Already in its 8th year, the Sustainable Transport Awards (... [read more]

A Rating System for the Built Environment

January 25, 2012 by The Dirt ASLA
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The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) has announced the first three projects to be certified by the nation’s most comprehensive system for rating the sustainable planning, design, construction, and maintenance of built landscapes. The corporate headquarters of an international manufacturing company, a new university green... [read more]

The green dividend from reusing older buildings

January 24, 2012 by Kaid Benfield
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We already know that, in many cases, retaining older buildings - especially those of architectural or historic character - can strengthen the enduring legacy and enjoyment of a community. But is it good for the environment? [read more]

Is Europe is more naturally sustainable than America?

January 24, 2012 by Tyler Caine
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Do European cities have a more natural predisposition towards sustainability than American ones? Is age the only reason? [read more]

Texas-Based Company to Retrofit First New York Skyscraper

January 23, 2012 by Stephen Del Percio
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In cooperation with its joint venture partner Mitsui & Company, Transcend Equity Development Corporation out of Dallas will perform a free $1.4 million energy-efficient retrofit at 125 Maiden Lane, a 17-story, 340,000-square-foot office condominium in the Financial District that is sponsored by Time Equities, Inc. The project is... [read more]