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All posts in Asia and the Pacific

Jun

Tricycle House: The Latest in Ultra-Flexible Accommodation

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Bikes, Transport

by Forum for the Future

The bijou tricycle house is made of translucent plastic with sides and arched roof folded in the style of an accordion. Using origami-like techniques, the interior can be turned into a kitchen, dining area, bedroom or bathroom. Read more

May

Texas and Bangladesh: Tragedies of Placeless Economics

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

Tags: cc, Dhaka, West

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by Drew Reed

We are living under a system of placeless economics, where a few digits on an accountant’s spreadsheet negate the common sense of properly building and locating industrial facilities. Read more

May

The DIY Disaster Plan

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Planning, Urban Scale, USA and Canada

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by Next City

As cities around the world grapple with rising sea levels and strengthening storms, governments are responding with an array of infrastructural solutions. But there’s a growing awareness that combating disasters with hard infrastructure alone ignores half the equation. 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

Cutbacks in China Drive Fine Dining Underground (and into Suburbia)

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Governance, People

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by Global Voices

China's recent crackdown on extravagance and banqueting for government officials has sent fine dining underground or into suburbia: local governments have turned in-house cafeterias into fine restaurants and hosted lavish private dinners in their homes in order to avoid being seen indulging in public. 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

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

Comments: 1

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