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UN Report: Few Countries Able to Break Link between Drive toward Prosperity and Environmental Stress (May 2010)

May 11, 2010 by Paul B
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Increased globalization, urbanization and rising prosperity around the world are taking an ever greater toll on the world’s ecosystems, according to two United Nations reports issued today to coincide with the opening of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The two “Trends in Sustainable Development” reports—one focusing on... [read more]

From Global Green New Deal to Global Green Recovery

May 7, 2010 by Paul B
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Asia and in particular China and the Republic of Korea are pioneering an economic and employment recovery based in part on significant investments in a Green Economy. Over a third of China’s stimulus package, equal to three per cent of its GDP, is being spent on high speed rail to boosting its already impressive growth in areas such as... [read more]

UN Report: USD 500 Billion Per Year Needed to Help Developing Countries on Climate Change

September 9, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
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The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) released a new report, the 2009 World Economic and Social Survey: Promoting Development, Saving the Planet, which recommends a new “Marshall Plan” of more than USD 500 billion per year, or one per cent of world global output, to help developing countries deal... [read more]

Why Do Americans Like Europe?

August 24, 2009 by Ryan Avent
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I have to say, I find this to be a pretty silly conversation. Bryan says Europe is overrated and here is one excerpt from a lengthy post: …almost no one in Europe lives in places as comfortable and convenient as American suburbs: The houses are spacious, the cars are huge, cheap Big Box stores and chain restaurants are nearby, and... [read more]

Global Environment Forum Recap: Commit to Copenhagen and Build Green Cities or Face Planetary Disaster

August 24, 2009 by Warren Karlenzig
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Hotel Chin Shuai in Taiwan folds into the Pacific during Typhoon Morakot floodingLast week's Global Environment Forum, organized by the city of Incheon, South Korea, featured United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon. He exhorted the gathering's 1,000 global government, academic, business and civil society organization leaders that they must... [read more]

1000 Cities 1000 Lives: WHO Launches Campaign for Urban Health

August 20, 2009 by TheCityFix - produced by EMBARQ
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The World Health Organization wants you to “be part of a global movement to make cities healthier.” The campaign, 1000 Cities 1000 Lives, was launched with the goal to get 1,000 cities around the world to commit to closing off portions of their streets to traffic during the week of April 7-11 for healthy activities, like biking and... [read more]

Superkilen

August 17, 2009 by Lisa Town
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Superkilen is a park about diversity, conceived by BIG and Topotek1 in Nørrebro, Denmark. The project is intended to celebrate the neighborhood’s diversity that reaches all corners of the world and bring everyone together into one global neighborhood. The primary concept is to fill the park space with objects and plantings from all... [read more]

What Can We Learn from the Dutch Self Explaining Roads?

August 7, 2009 by Project for Public Spaces
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Recently, I had the opportunity to spend a week touring the Netherlands with Fred Kent and Kathy Madden of Project for Public Spaces.  Our mission?  To learn more about the Dutch approach to Sustainable Safety, bikeped accommodations and community based transportation. Here is some of what we learned about the Dutch efforts... [read more]

Student Insights on Smarter Cities (via IBMSocialMedia)

August 3, 2009 by Jack Mason
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Student Insights on Smarter Cities (via IBMSocialMedia) The Smarter Planet University Jam brought nearly 2,000 students and faculty together with IBM experts, clients and business partners to discuss complex global issues and how we can create a smarter planet. [read more]