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A growing movement connecting public health to planning is founded on the idea that design can make a difference.
by Molly Miller
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What happened in the world of smart cities over the past 12 months? These dozen bite-size poems recap a busy season.
by Sue Lebeck
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NAZCA is a new online tool that aggregates individual climate action, including those by cities and businesses.
by Mike Hower
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Smart grids and smart cities had a great year in 2014. Here's how they stacked up against Christine Hertzog's predictions for 2020.
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Both companies supported a U.N. initiative to develop a Disaster Resilience Scorecard for cities to evaluate degrees of preparedness for natural disasters.
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Integrated solar power and energy storage systems may be the key to meeting energy demand when the grid goes down.
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The Texas hipster enclave hopes to help companies make money — and create jobs — by putting a price on their junk.
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Don't believe the hype about connected cars, she says. Chase is pursuing connected cities in her latest role.
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From financial frameworks to the role of cities in global climate talks, the COP20 UN meeting laid the groundwork for a new international pact.
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Recycling has been a linchpin of the environmental movement for decades — but it takes more than a few new bins to get people to play along.
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New report suggests smart city technologies capable of slashing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution are on the cusp of a major breakthrough
by James Murray
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Bringing Wi-Fi to buses, cars — maybe even drones? — has big implications for traffic gridlock and the way we finance transportation.
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A wild thought: Could mayors and multinationals officially sign and commit to the implementation of a new treaty?
by Laura Storm
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The Tar Heel State is a model of how policy, infrastructure and resource availability influence the success of renewable energy efforts.
by RP Siegel
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The refrigerator dump turned mixed-use community is loaded with green features but lacking in one central area.
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No matter how you analyze the data, significant action from these 10 countries is essential for a successful international climate agreement.
by Mengpin Ge
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Companies like MillerCoors and General Mills are at the forefront of influencing water supply chains in positive ways.
by Mark Tercek
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Metrics mean nothing without context. Visualization software could make it simpler to analyze the massive volumes of data collected by cities.
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From Bangkok to Boston, explosive urban population growth and increasing pollution are compromising city water supplies.
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If we design cities like ecosystems, they would have the potential to address many of our most pressing issues.
by Denis Hayes
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Assessing the performance of social-impact networks, such as the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, is emerging as a new science.
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Cities have become the most promising forum to drive deep CO2 reductions. It's time they act on their commitments and implement substantial policies.
by Greg Kats
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In a world of increasing chaotic pressures and turbulent change, all efforts must converge to improve this first step to sustainability.
by Alan Hecht
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While suburban blight is a fundamental concern for 21st century America, the private sector has the ability to reinvent the city.
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Big Data, intelligent networks and green infrastructure are only a few ingredients of smarter cities. Here's how to get cooking.
by Mike Hower