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May

Infographic: Cities Embracing the Green Revolution

Categories: Europe, Planning, UK, Urban Scale, USA and Canada

Tags: Amsterdam, cc, Copenhagen, infographic, London, New York, stockholm, Vancouver

by Joe Peach

Could a 'green revolution' in cities be the solution to rising CO2 levels? This new infographic provides an interesting view of sustainability in New York, Vancouver, Copenhagen, London, Amsterdam and Stockholm. Read more

May

The Economic and Educational Value of Retrofitting Schools

Categories: Buildings, Non-residential, UK

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by Forum for the Future

With the potential to reduce carbon consumption and energy costs, retrofitting older schools makes sense. And schools are increasingly discovering the education value of retrofitting too. retrofitting its school is an investment that Impington Village College, near Cambridge in England, can’t afford not to make. Especially given that its annual carbon emissions – currently at 101.33kgCO2/m2 – are double the national average. Read more

May

Rethinking Cities: Demonstrating the Opportunity of Meanwhile Use

Categories: Arts and Culture, Community, People, UK

Tags: cc, London

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by Joe Peach

This Big City is partnering with London-based charity 3Space on 'Re:THINK' - their new event kicking off May 1st in Blackfriars, London. We got the chance to put a few questions to the event's organisers. Read more

Apr

Rethinking Cities: Creating New Platforms for the Arts in 2013

Categories: Arts and Culture, People, UK

Tags: cc, London

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by Meg Peterson

Oscar Wilde stated that, “all art is quite useless,” and “art never expresses anything but itself”. Flash-forward to present day and there still exists a strong elitist element associated with art. However, artists and arts organisations are increasingly looking to engage in a more open and meaningful way. Read more

Apr

City Council to Save £3.5 Million Through Recycling

Categories: Energy and Services, Planning, UK

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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

Margaret Thatcher and the Argentine Dictators: Enemies with Similar Views on Train Travel

Categories: Governance, Latin America, People, Public Transport, Transport, UK

Tags: cc

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by Drew Reed

And so it is: Margaret Thatcher has finally rusted out and been sent to the great scrap heap in the sky. The media has responded with a flood of historical recaps of her legacy, with one obvious highlight being her brutal (and politically fruitful) war against Argentina. But despite the feud between the two countries, their respective governments shared a similar outlook on transportation Read more

Apr

Four Videos About Smarter Cities

Categories: Data and Infrastructure, Digital, UK

Tags: cc

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by Joe Peach

A debate last month brought together four prominent speakers from the urbanism world to discuss the potential of technologically-enabled cities. The event, hosted by Intelligence Squared and chaired by Tony Travers from the London School of Economics, is now online in the form of these four videos. Read more

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