All posts in Planning

Apr

City Council to Save £3.5 Million Through Recycling

Categories: Energy and Services, Planning, UK

by Forum for the Future

Last year, for the first time since records began, local authorities recycled, composted or reused more waste than they sent to landfill. Despite the extra complexity and cost in collecting different kinds of refuse, some local authorities are finding their waste bills are falling as recycling rates rise. Read more

Apr

100 Urban Interventions in 1 Day

Categories: Community, Latin America, People, Placemaking

Tags: Bogota, cc

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by Joe Peach

There's a limit to the amount of physical change one person can initiate in a city, but what if hundreds of citizens united, each putting in place the changes they want to see in their city all on the same day? That's the goal of 100en1día - a social movement which aims to inspire citizen driven change. Read more

Apr

Pacific Island Trials Aquaponics for Food Supply. Will Cities be Next?

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Energy and Services, Governance, People, Planning

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by Forum for the Future

Aquaponics - a type of farming which combines aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (cultivating plants without soil) - could hold the answer to food supply for islands in the Pacific. Could it also provide cities with a new method of food production? Read more

Apr

Mahindra World City: The Future of Gated Communities?

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Placemaking, Planning

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by Forum for the Future

Mahindra World City sets out to take the gated community concept – safe, separate, exclusive – and give it a sustainability spin. A "self-sustaining island of excellence" was the mandate given to the architects by the man behind the idea. But does it work? Read more

Mar

An ‘Intelligent’ Toilet for Urban Sanitation

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Energy and Services, Planning

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by Forum for the Future

An ‘intelligent’ toilet with an automated flushing system is set to improve urban sanitation in developing countries. The ‘Delight’ public toilet combines advanced GPRS technology for remote surveillance and maintenance, with minimal drain on resources. Read more

Mar

It’s a Love/Hate Thing: The Protest to Preserve the Berlin Wall

Categories: Europe, Placemaking, Planning

Tags: Berlin, cc

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by Marian Swain

“Don’t tear down this wall!” This phrase may sound shocking to Berliners who lived for decades in a divided city, but it is the rallying cry of the current protest in Berlin to preserve the East Side Gallery, a 1.3 kilometer section of the Berlin Wall in the Friedrichshain neighborhood. Read more

Mar

Could Coconuts Purify Urban Water Supplies?

Categories: Energy and Services, Planning

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by Forum for the Future

The humble coconut can offer a quick-fix for the thirsty, but could it also provide a reliable source of clean water? Research Triangle International believes it could, developing a cost-effective wastewater filtration system to tackle the problem of poor sanitation. And the magic ingredient? You guessed it. Read more

Feb

Up and Down Hong Kong on the World’s Longest Covered Escalator

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Energy and Services, Planning

Tags: hong kong

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by Global Site Plans - The Grid

With increasing urban density, cities are being forced to find sustainable alternative solutions to problems of transportation in urban centers. In cities like Hong Kong, where urban density remains a major issue, creative projects have dramatically changed the urban landscape. Read more