Megacities: Five of the World’s ‘Biggest’ Cities
As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we're not just talking about population... read more
As the world urbanises and our lifestyles evolve, cities are getting bigger. And we're not just talking about population... read more
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Last week’s #citytalk tweetchat covered the best strategies to promote bicycle use, bicycle funding, shifting mindsets about cycling, road safety for cyclists and motorists and the future of the bicycle. The discussion did not disappoint, with some great ideas shared. Here’s ten of our favourites. |
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At we see the advance of new technologies which facilitate communication and information, such as smartphones, tablets, Twitter and Facebook, in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, the People’s Wall has emerged: a physical wall where citizens can write to the governing leaders. |
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The past two decades have witnessed the growth of an odd phenomenon. Every month a hoard of cyclists set off on an unplanned, leaderless, carnivalesque bike ride without a destination. But this lack of a predetermined purpose is where the meaning and ‘use’ of Critical Mass lies. |
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Mobile technology is offering a fast track to sustainable health, by connecting city dwellers to green space and granting easy access to live data on public health. Here’s 5 apps that could make a healthy and sustainable urban lifestyle that little bit easier. |
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Want to use Facebook for more than just keeping up with your friends? Easy! Though Facebook isn’t quite a treasure trove of Twitter or Tumblr proportions for urbanism resources, there’s plenty of pages worth giving your valuable like to. Here’s ten of our favourites. |
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Asphalt, as many people know, creates a lot of problems for the environment, and environmentally-friendly alternatives seem a little uncreative for something as ubiquitous as roads. So what about ‘spongephalt’ – a surface of semipermeable asphalt that allows water to seep through into reservoirs? |
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Something is stopping the bicycle from becoming a mainstream mode of transport in many cities, and we want to know why. So This Big City and Future Cape Town are devoting this wednesday’s #citytalk tweetchat to the topic of cycling and cities. |
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It’s hard to ignore the spiralling rates of obesity in the UK and US. But perhaps even more alarming is the speed at which our children are becoming dangerously fat, with a new study showing that living in a walkable neighbourhood has an important effect on whether a child is obese or not. |