This Big City - Part 4

Apr

Mahindra World City: The Future of Gated Communities?

Categories: Asia and the Pacific, Placemaking, Planning

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

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

Apr

Six Ideas from #citytalk for Sustainable Business

Categories: Arts and Culture, Buildings, Governance, Non-residential, People

Tags: cc

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by Future Cape Town

Reaching over 140,000 followers, our recent #citytalk on Business and Sustainability drew over 90 participants from across the world. Here are 6 ideas for businesses to consider on the journey towards sustainability. 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

London’s Rolling Community and Sustainable Transport Systems

Categories: Bikes, Transport, UK

Tags: cc, London

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by Nicholas Sanderson

London commuter cycling has found a way to fit in to the automobile society that's developed over the past 70 years. However, as more people take up cycling in the capital, more people are beginning to realise how the transport system needs to change. Read more

Mar

Data Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture

Categories: Data and Infrastructure, Digital, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, Kansas City, New York

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by Kyle Rogler

Finding available land for an urban farm is only half of the battle. The other half involves changing local zoning laws, influencing political opinion, garnering economic support, and proving the project will have a net benefit to a community. Strong data can help in all these instances. Read more

Mar

Pope Francis: A New Era of “Mass” Transit?

Categories: Latin America, Public Transport, Transport

Tags: Buenos Aires, cc

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by Drew Reed

It’s a season of firsts for the Catholic Church. The first resignation of a living pope in over 600 years followed up by the first-ever pope from the American continent: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, famous for his frequent use of public transportation while serving as cardinal in Buenos Aires. Read more