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Harare goes green: capital city leads Zimbabwe’s climate fight with bold urban solutions

Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, is fast becoming a key player in the battle against climate change, developing innovative approaches to tackle waste management, restore degraded ecosystems, and promote sustainable urban planning. Like many other cities across the globe, Harare faces significant environmental challenges - yet it is also a…

Radio France Internationale

People Are Sharing The 48 Best Examples Of ‘Urban Planning’ They’ve Seen

From commutes to endless roads and highways, city life can make you feel pretty small, so here are some examples from around the world showcasing what good, human-focused urban planning can look like.

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Europe tops global ranking of dynamic and sustainable cities – here’s why

London, New York and Paris have been named the world’s most dynamic and liveable cities. This is according to a new ranking of global cities that highlights Europe’s ability to balance sustainability and growth in its urban centres.

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Scientists ‘surprised’ to find abundance of alligators in city’s sewer system

Findings may lead to ecologically conscious urban planning, researchers say

The Independent UK

The Humble Rickshaw is Going Electric Thanks to Hyundai

As an American, the rickshaw is a foreign, yet attractive, concept to me. Our city streets, thanks to years of trash urban planning and parking lot requirements, are built for cars, trucks, and SUVs. All of which have been increasing in size in recent decades and making these urban areas…

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Barcelona Subway Powers Electric Cars With Innovative Energy Project

Barcelona's MetroCharge project harnesses train energy to power stations and charge electric vehicles, demonstrating sustainable urban planning and energy ...

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Welcome to Arcosanti: the experimental town where Charli XCX and Sophie had the night of their lives

The town name checked in the remix to So I, from Brat, is a fascinating experiment in urban planning and creating harmony between man and nature

Evening Standard

More than 200 killed: What caused the devastating floods in Nepal?

Working-class communities bear the brunt of Kathmandu’s floods, worsened by climate change and poor urban planning.

Al Jazeera

Doug Ford’s highway tunnel will not improve transport or housing

Anyone who has driven in Toronto during rush hour can tell you how busy the roads can get. In the face of traffic gridlock and rising commute times, Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently announced his government is exploring the idea of building a roughly 50-kilometre tunnel beneath the 401, North…

The Conversation

Where In The World Is Closest To Becoming A '15-minute City'?

Paris and Milan are among the cities closest to reaching the urban planning goal of being a "15-minute city," while car-dependent metropolises in the United States and elsewhere lag behind, a worldwide analysis said Monday.

International Business Times

Utilizing RTK Technology in Geospatial Surveys

Geospatial surveys play a vital role in various industries such as construction, agriculture, and urban planning.

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Why YIMBYs, NIMBYs, BIMBYs and YIGBYs all matter for democracy and our future cities

The right of everyone to have a say on development is at the heart of modern urban planning. But as homes become ever more expensive, questions are being asked about whether it is OK to oppose housing developments in cities. Battlelines are being drawn between so-called NIMBYs – people who…

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Have-not neighbourhoods hurt by about-face on engaging with the community in urban planning

Community engagement became a formal requirement of planning in Canada via the neighbourhood improvement program of the 1970s.

The Conversation

Is drone delivery a modern miracle or a band-aid fix for poor urban planning? I went to Australia’s ‘drone zones’ to find out

The chief executive of drone delivery company Wing says 2024 is “the year of drone delivery”. The company first went public in 2014 as a Google “moonshot” project and now operates in several cities in Australia, the United States and Finland, with plans to expand further.

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30 Times City Planners Made Incredibly Thought-Out Decisions In Urban Design

City planning often takes a backseat to architectural facades, but this Instagram page highlights the beauty of well-structured urban design. The post 30 Times City Planners Made Incredibly Thought-Out Decisions In Urban Design first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Review: What the Cities: Skylines II Flop Tells Us About Urban Planning

It turns out that making video games and making cities are both really hard.

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“Classic Urban Planning”: 95 Spot-On Memes That Highlight The Absurdity Of Modern City Planning

It’s a Facebook group for and about the planners of urban spaces. They advocate for better city infrastructure and better urban planning solutions through humor and memes. The post “Classic Urban Planning”: 95 Spot-On Memes That Highlight The Absurdity Of Modern City Planning first appeared on Bored Panda.

International Business Times UK

Botanical Gardens Emerge as the Most Effective Green Spaces for Cooling Streets During Heatwaves

The data revealed that botanical gardens consistently outperformed other green spaces in terms of temperature reduction and overall cooling effect.

The Hindu

Kerala Cabinet decides to constitute Kerala Urban Policy Commission

Kerala Cabinet forms Urban Policy Commission to guide urbanisation for next 25 years. It will be chaired by M. Satish Kumar with Kochi Mayor and urban planning expert as co-chairpersons

The Hindu

How does GPS work? | Explained

GPS has revolutionised our sense of place, from military to civilians, precision scientific studies to urban planning. The U.S. Dept. of Defence started the programme in 1973, launching the first satellite in 1978. The modern constellation consists of 24 satellites in 6 orbits, with a control segment of ground-based control…

The Hindu

Tech innovations reinventing real estate landscape

Real estate in India stands as a distinctive asset class, boasting a lineage of innovation, expansion and occasional challenges. PropTech start-ups are revolutionizing the sector with digital makeover, transforming transactions, urban planning and design, construction, rental and property management. These start-ups are rewriting the playbook of the real estate industry,…

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The 15-minute city is a popular planning approach, but relies on ableist assumptions

The 15-minute city is a popular urban planning concept that promotes people living close to essential services, and encourages the use of walking and biking. Public transit is sometimes included in the transport mix, preferred to automobiles, which are largely absent.

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It's a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs

The "15-minute city" is an urban planning concept that aims to increase quality of life and reduce planet-heating pollution. But it faces obstacles, including conspiracy theories.

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