Green cities
Strategies for greening the skyline
On January 24th 2017, San Diego’s City Council unanimously approved its Urban Forestry Program Five Year Plan to help the city...
Smart city, smarter water management
The pace of urbanization globally is unprecedented with nearly 66% of the world’s population expected to be urban by 2050. At...
Greening Europe’s urban spaces
Europe is an urban and increasingly urban continent with the percentage of the population living in urban centers expected to increase...
Creating a water-secure future for cities
With global demand for water projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030, cities around the world are facing a water-insecure...
Cape Town’s quest for water security
The City of Cape Town is warning its residents that their water consumption is too high...
Greening the grey with green infrastructure
San Francisco’s paved surfaces, including buildings, streets and parking lots, cover most of the city, preventing rainwater from infiltrating into the...
The world’s first carbon neutral city
Between 2007 – the year South Australia established its climate change legislation and released its first climate change strategy – and...
The Big Green Apple enhancing its livability
What is a livability city? A livable city is a city that provides ‘quality of life’...
Dublin becoming a climate smart city
The definition of a ‘smart city’ varies across people and sectors. One definition from the UK’s Department of Business, Innovation and...