Tag: Cities and Urbanization

Cities and Urbanization/Sustainable Development/Biodiversity – How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more sustainable (Karen Kirstine Christensen-Dalsgaard, The Conversation, WEF)

Cities are now driving significant environmental problems, such as elevated pollution levels, climate change and habitat loss. This can be improved by increasing...

Climate Change/Cities and Urbanization – Heatwaves: How can cities adapt to rising temperatures? (Laurie Goering, Zoe Lieberman, Thomson Reuters Foundation, WEF)

Cities in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Canada have record temperatures, which are more than 15 degrees Celsius above normal summer highs. Typically,...

Cities and Urbanization – Community land trusts: a solution to the global housing crisis (Carrick Reddin, WEF)

• The pandemic has reiterated the importance of adequate housing. • The community land trust model widens access to housing, encourages community participation and protects...

Cities and Urbanization – Why we need to make planetary health part of city design (Tolullah Oni, WEF)

Planetary health, which links human health to that of the Earth's natural ecosystems, is at the heart of the African Union's 2063 goals...

Cities and Urbanization – It takes a village to build a healthy city. These projects show why (Zara Ingilizian, Mayuri Ghosh, Partha Bose, WEF)

Addressing the challenge of unhealthy lifestyles including access to improved nutrition and sanitation options is a complex problem, especially in cities. City governments...