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Historically, many cities were built around heavy industry. The production of steel and textiles was the catalyst for urban growth during the industrial revolution, and through the twentieth century, other kinds of heavy industry fueled the development of major cities around the world. Detroit, for instance, became the center of car manufacturing in the USA,
Post co-authored by Bohyun Kim, Junior Officer, ICLEI Smart Cities Team The world has been discussing what a smart city is for so long that many are tired of the question. Maybe there is no universal answer to this question, and maybe we don’t need one. However, this does not mean that the term is
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! City Stories Driverless Cars in London, Solar Power in Lisbon: Six European Cities Taking Smart Cities Forward Cyclists in Central London Set ‘to Outnumber Car Drivers’ (VIDEO) Densification Key to Green Cities, Mindsets How Intelligent Data
On the occasion of the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, Iosu Madariaga, Deputy Minister for Environment and Territorial Policy of the Basque Government, Basque Country, talks about the transformation the Basque Country has experienced over the past years and its potential to be replicated. Madariaga also encourages local governments to attend the
Two of the Canadian participants in the EU-Canada Urban Policy Cooperation have received deserved recognition for their actions and accountability within climate action this week. On February 10th, WWF-International announced that World Cities Project members Edmonton (Alberta) and Saanich (British Columbia), in addition to global sustainability leader Vancouver (British Columbia), are the three cities which
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! City Stories São Paulo Is Betting Better Urban Planning Can Solve a Housing Crisis A ‘Night Mayor’ Is Transforming Amsterdam After Dark How Fragile Are Our Cities? How Ljubljana Turned Itself Into Europe’s ‘Green Capital’ Sustainably
Post by Meritxell Diaz Santos An international delegation from ICLEI, led by Stefan Kuhn, Deputy Regional Director of the ICLEI European Secretariat, recently visited the Basque Country to finalise details for the programme of activities of the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, to be held in the Basque Country from 27 to
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