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Emerging City Innovation | GOOD - 6 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 27 Oct 09 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 27 Oct 09

Video from GOOD - Most of the world's population now lives in cities. How can we make sure these urban centers are good homes for humanity? Cities from Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro to Seoul are leading the way, using fresh ideas to reduce pollution and waste; provide efficient, clean transportation; and support biodiversity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Video from GOOD - Most of the world's population now lives in cities. How can we make sure these urban centers are good homes for humanity? Cities from Bogotá and Rio de Janeiro to Seoul are leading the way, using fresh ideas to reduce pollution and waste; provide efficient, clean transportation; and support biodiversity.</div>

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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Urbanisation - 1 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 26 Mar 09 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 26 Mar 09

Trace the past and future expansion of the world's biggest cities with the BBCs interactive map (urbanisation and urban growth) The world in 2050: leading experts give their forecasts for the urban future Making cities work: Detroit, Mexico City, Moscow and China Rural to urban migrants speak out.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Trace the past and future expansion of the world's biggest cities with the BBCs interactive map (urbanisation and urban growth) The world in 2050: leading experts give their forecasts for the urban future Making cities work: Detroit, Mexico City, Moscow and China Rural to urban migrants speak out. </div>

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BBC News - Audio slideshow: Chicago's doomed spire - 3 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 25 May 11 - No Cached

Richard Allaway on 25 May 11

Slide show with commentary about the high rise in Chicago and how this was the city to watch for the 20th Century and how cities might re-assess their need to build up as a traditional CBD. Helps to establish the idea of a CBD based on building height with Bid Rent and Burgess. [Submitted by Chris Stephenson]

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Slide show with commentary about the high rise in Chicago and how this was the city to watch for the 20th Century and how cities might re-assess their need to build up as a traditional CBD. Helps to establish the idea of a CBD based on building height with Bid Rent and Burgess. [Submitted by Chris Stephenson]</div>

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Toward Zero Waste: Mumbai's Informal Recycling Economy | Sustainable Cities Collective - 1 views

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shared by Matt Corke on 13 Jun 13 - No Cached

Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes large-scale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful
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Kowloon Walled City: Life in the City of Darkness | South China Morning Post - 2 views

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shared by Timothy Swan on 19 Apr 13 - No Cached

The Big Squeeze: Can Cities Save The Earth? : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR - 2 views

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shared by James Mattiace on 17 Apr 13 - No Cached

James Mattiace on 17 Apr 13

If the world lived in one city

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Odd Things Happen When You Chop Up Cities And Stack Them Sideways : Krulwich Wonders...... - 2 views

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shared by James Mattiace on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached

James Mattiace on 16 Sep 12

different view of city blocks. New York, Paris, Berlin,

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Cities Issue | Foreign Policy - 3 views

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shared by Reuben Snyder on 28 Sep 12 - No Cached

Reuben Snyder on 28 Sep 12

Foreign Policy Magazine dedicates a issue to cities.

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Phil Bennie on 28 Sep 12

Excellent resource

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Google Image Result for http://www.oneinchpunch.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/0... - 1 views

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shared by Phil Bennie on 14 Jun 10 - Cached

Phil Bennie on 14 Jun 10

Kowloon walled city

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Percentage of global population living in cities, by continent | Environment | guardian... - 0 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 15 Sep 09 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 15 Sep 09

Studies have shown city dwellers have smaller carbon footprints than their countries' national averages

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Studies have shown city dwellers have smaller carbon footprints than their countries' national averages </div>

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The Death and Life of Model "Eco-cities" | GOOD - 2 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 10 Jun 09 - Cached

Kathleen Noreisch on 10 Jun 09

From Florida to China, showcase "green" communities are popping up all over the globe. But some have already failed. Here are four model cities that might actually make it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From Florida to China, showcase "green" communities are popping up all over the globe. But some have already failed. Here are four model cities that might actually make it.</div>

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BBC - Future - Technology - 2050: Building better cities for an overcrowded world - 2 views

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shared by Timothy Swan on 18 Jun 13 - No Cached

BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Tianjin Eco-City: Urban living for the future - 2 views

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shared by Phil Bennie on 11 Nov 12 - No Cached

Seoul tears down an urban highway and the city can breathe again | Grist - 1 views

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shared by Matt Corke on 13 Jun 13 - No Cached

tearing down a busy, elevated freeway, re-daylighting the river that had been buried beneath it, and creating a spectacular downtown green space, all in under two and a half years — is nothing short of amazing, not because it actually worked (there was plenty of evidence from other cities to suggest that it could), but because they were able to get public support for it.
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BBC - Capital - You'll need seven months' rent for a flat in this city - 0 views

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How Satellite Cities Are Reshaping East Africa - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities - 1 views

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Sustainable Cities - 3 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached

The 440 Cities Driving Global Growth - Jobs & Economy - The Atlantic Cities - 2 views

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shared by Richard Allaway on 29 Jun 12 - No Cached

How are cities' accelerating growth affecting the poorest children? - 2 views

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shared by Kathleen Noreisch on 06 Mar 14 - No Cached

Power of Place - 5 Overview - 1 views

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ib_geog2009 The sustainable city Urban stress

shared by Richard Allaway on 10 Jul 11 - No Cached

Richard Allaway on 10 Jul 11

This video presents how the urban complex of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague threatens to intrude upon the rural spaces between the three cities, and how the Dutch government seeks to preserve a sustainable urban environment. [Submitted by John Jordan]

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This video presents how the urban complex of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague threatens to intrude upon the rural spaces between the three cities, and how the Dutch government seeks to preserve a sustainable urban environment. [Submitted by John Jordan]</div>

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