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Author: Roman Serdar Mendle

Roman Serdar Mendle coordinates the activities of the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn regarding Smart Urban Infrastructure and City-Business Dialogues, which are related to a variety of urban sustainability discourses such as Smart Cities, Productive Cities, Urban Sytems, the Urban Nexus and Industrial Ecology.
Smart CITIES 2.0 – Cities are reclaiming and grounding a hot debate
Zero emission Development

Smart CITIES 2.0 – Cities are reclaiming and grounding a hot debate

ByRoman Serdar Mendle June 13, 2016June 3, 2025

Smart Cities combine technological and non-technological solutions to overcome challenges and foster their sustainability. A range of examples of how…

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The Smart Cities Debate 2.0: Would the Real Smart City Please Stand Up
Transport & mobility Zero emission Development

The Smart Cities Debate 2.0: Would the Real Smart City Please Stand Up

ByRoman Serdar Mendle February 22, 2016June 3, 2025

Post co-authored by Bohyun Kim, Junior Officer, ICLEI Smart Cities Team The world has been discussing what a smart city…

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Private sector engagement

Improving Collaboration between Cities and Businesses

ByRoman Serdar Mendle January 19, 2015June 3, 2025

Urban Sustainability needs City-Business Cooperation The impetus for sustainable development generally comes from local governments: they are the drivers of…

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  • ICLEI’s Five Pathways
    • Equitable Development
    • Zero emission Development
    • Nature-based Development
    • Resilient Development
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    • Africa
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South Asia
    • Southeast Asia
  • Focus Area
    • Environment & Resources
      • Air quality
      • Ecosystems & biodiversity
      • Energy
      • Food systems
      • Resource access
      • Resource security
      • Waste
      • Water
    • Infrastructure & Technology
      • Buildings
      • Culture & heritage
      • Digitalization
      • Health
      • Infrastructure
      • Transport & mobility
    • Governance & Strategy
      • Advocacy & diplomacy
      • Climate adaptation
      • Climate mitigation
      • Data & monitoring
      • Finance
      • Just transition
      • Multilevel governance
      • Private sector engagement
      • Procurement
      • Research