The second day of ICLEI’s Lounge Talks at Metropolitan Solutions 2015 began with a discussion on ecomobility. After presentations on Doppelmayr’s urban cable cars and Rupprecht Consulting’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, participants engaged in an animated debate on how to make transport more environmentally sustainable. Speakers acknowledged that citizens are liable to opt for the
Morten Højer is Chief Advisor on Climate and Economy in the Technical and Environmental Department, City of Copenhagen Question: In your experience of seeing cities and businesses work together – when it goes well, why does it go well? Morten Højer: If you look at successful examples, and if you look at any kind of
Gustaf Landahl is Head of the Department of Planning & Environment at the Environment and Health administration, City of Stockholm Question: What is your experience of getting cities to work with industry? Gustaf Landahl: Often you have the idea that cities and industry just work by cities ordering products from industry. But if you look
Pedro Pires de Miranda is Corporate Vice President at Siemens AG. Question: In your experience, in what ways do cities and businesses work well together? Pedro Pires de Miranda: First of all, it becomes a topic of leadership from the city. If the city has clear leadership, be it at the Mayoral level or in
ICLEI was delighted to welcome leading figures from Chinese cities, institutions and government to Berlin for the Sustainable Urban China conference, which took place on the opening day of Metropolitan Solutions 2015. Aixing Han (Deputy Director General, Department of Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Science and Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development, Beijing, China) emphasized
The green city project known as Bontle Ke Botho was implemented by the Environmental Resources Management Department of Ekurhuleni Municipality in 2002. The Project sought to promote poverty alleviation and sustainable living practices through environmental actions with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and awareness. These actions were required to address one or more of
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI Stories ICLEI invites applications for new Transformative Actions Program City Stories Can Cities Drive Sustainable Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States? Is Dubai the capital of
Moravia is a hill formed from solid waste disposal in an uncontrolled landfill located in Medellin, Colombia. Since the 1980s, a human settlement that has been established on it has generated significant social tensions because of its environmental degradation, urban overcrowding and public health problems. Because of these mounting issues, the City of Medellin has
Welcome to the latest edition of ICLEI Links, our roundup of sustainability-related news and commentary from around the web! Thanks to all on Twitter and elsewhere for sharing. ICLEI Stories Metropolitan Solutions to feature innovative Lounge Talks for city-business networking Doornkop Renewable Energy Expo a huge success City Stories Maple Shade, Southampton townships awarded grants
With continual urban development and fragmenting wildlife habitats, wildlife-vehicle collisions have become a growing concern for Canadian municipalities. With strong growth in the province of Alberta, the Alberta Transportation authority reported a correlated increase in wildlife-vehicle collisions of 170%, which has led to many injuries and deaths, as well as $240 million CAD in legal
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