Promoting a global discussion on how to manage our towns and cities better in a rapidly urbanising world
Category: Urban Planning
Category: Barcelona City Protocol: Urban resilience
[Document] - Posted by: Ed Kerry - Wed 17 Apr, 2013 - Author(s): , Manuel Valdés
A presentation on the response to crisis in infrastructure in the city of Barcelona.
Source: OptiCits
NB: Press Cutting Service
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Source: OptiCits
NB: Press Cutting Service
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Category: UN-Habitat launches the bicycle sharing concept in Africa
[News] - Posted by: Ed Kerry - Tue 16 Apr, 2013 - Author(s):
UN-Habitat- Executive Director Dr. (...)
Category: Smart City Resilience
This group is intended to discuss and share ideas on how professionals, organizations and governments are working in the municipalities to be more RESILIENT by developing new services/products & tecnologies.
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Category: A New Kind of Private-Public Partnership for Housing in Sierra Leone -
[Discussion] - Posted by: Steven Rogers - Sun 14 Apr, 2013(...)
Category: New transport plan for Joburg: mobility for the people
[News] - Posted by: Ed Kerry - Thu 11 Apr, 2013 - Author(s):
The City of Joburg will undergo a huge makeover following a major move by the City to implement an integrated and user-friendly transit system in all new residential and business developments, it announced at the recent Transport Stakeholder Forum in Johannesburg.
This means that future town planning will take into account the needs and convenience of public transport users.
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This means that future town planning will take into account the needs and convenience of public transport users.
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Category: Se consolida Asociación de Ciudades Capitales en Colombia
[News] - Posted by: Rafael H Forero H - Thu 11 Apr, 2013 - Author(s):
Con presencia del Presidente de la Republica, Juan Manuel Santos; el Vicepresidente, Angelino Garzón; los Ministros de Hacienda, Justicia, Defensa, Interior, Industria y Comercio y Transporte; los Viceministros de Turismo y Defensa; el Alto Consejero para la Seguridad Ciudadana; el Alto Consejeros para las Regiones; el Comandante General de las Fuerzas Militares; el Director de la Policía Nacional; el Alto Comisionado de Paz; el Jefe del Equipo Negociador en el Proceso del Paz y 24 alcaldes de ciudades capitales de Colombia, finalizó con éxito la V Cumbre de la Asociación Colombiana de Ciud
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Category: Urban greening may reduce crime rates in cities
[News] - Posted by: Ed Kerry - Wed 10 Apr, 2013 - Author(s): , Allison Winter
Urban planning is not only important to the strategic design behind a city's infrastructure, but now one study finds that the landscaping itself which emphasizes urban greening and the introduction of well-maintained vegetation, can lower the rates of certain types of crime such as aggravated assault, robbery and burglary, in cities.
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Category: Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET)
[Organization] - Posted by: Marja HoekSmit1 - Tue 9 Apr, 2013
Housing finance is a growing concern exacerbated by a lack of information.
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Category: International Housing Finance Program
[Event] - Posted by: Marja HoekSmit1 - Tue 9 Apr, 2013
IMPROVING AND EXPANDING HOUSING FINANCE SYSTEMS
June 3-13, 2013
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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June 3-13, 2013
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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