Tag: Cities - Page 9
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Funding Sustainable Cities in an Era of Economic Crisis: Free Webinar
Cities are often touted as being more efficient than country living. But how do we continue to offer sustainable urban models in an era of economic crisis and budget cuts? We've already seen young Greeks abandoning economically-troubled Athens for a
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A 72 Hour Challenge Will Make a Dallas Street into a Grand Boulevard, Shared by All
TreeHugger spends a good deal of time bemoaning the arch-rivals of good urban design in America: suburban sprawl and cities that are designed around cars, not people.
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An Edible Garden Makeover for a London Community (Video)
When I wrote about how young Greeks are abandoning Athens in favor of a life in the country, I suggested that cities would do well to think about resilience, not just efficiency. How do
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As Greeks Abandon Troubled Athens, Are Cities Really Sustainable?
There's been much talk about the relative sustainability of urban versus rural living. What with the small carbon footprint of New Yorkers, and the tiny fridges of Copenhagen, many
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Movable Squares To Give Life To Idle Streets During Holidays And Weekends In Buenos Aires
Plaza Movil (Movable Square) is a transportable public space to give neighbors new places to meet and play, occupying streets in days in which transit slows down in Buenos Aires. Designed by Designo Patagonia as an entry to
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Eating Meals with Strangers Encourages Stronger Cities and a Better World
Yesterday I made the case that keeping a village pub alive was a green act in and of itself, and we know that borrowing from and lending to our neighbors can help cut our need to consume. Then I came across a new social
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StreetBank Encourages Neighbors to Borrow, Lend, and Maybe Even Talk (Video)
Yesterday I posted on a BBC story about the rise of collaborative consumption, and suggested that borrowing stuff could not just cut environmental footprints, but build community
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Parisian Woman 'Fixes' Potholes With Yarn
It may not be a real solution to Paris' potholes, but Juliana Santacruz Herrera has certainly come up with an attention-grabbing way to draw attention to the problem: Filling cracks and holes in
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The Libertarian School of Street Design Takes London
Managing urban traffic can be a tricky business. On the one hand, we see how physically separated bike lanes and pedestrianization can increase safety, walkability and attractiveness. On the other hand, there are arguments that removing stop lights and
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Is It Greener to Live in the Town or the Country?
From the carbon footprint of New Yorkers and the tiny fridges of Copenhagen to my own musings on rural green elitism, the consensus—here on TreeHugger at least—seems to be that city living trumps country living when it comes to
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Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's 'Crazy Project' for Istanbul: Building a Second Strait
The Turkish prime minister has proposed to dig a second north-south waterway through the city, carving Istanbul up into two peninsulas and one island.
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Rainwater Collection Project for Thirsty Yemen Wins Philips Livable Cities Award
Yemen's mountainous capital city of Sana'a is rapidly running out of water. What's the solution? According to the recent winner of an global prize for urban innovation, Yemenis need to look to their rural past to protect their future of their cities.
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Saudi Arabia's Proposed Mile High Tower Will Get a Brand New City to Go With It
This month, Saudi Arabia revealed its plans to build the Kingdom Tower, the world's first
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Istanbul: A City Growing in 'Overdrive'
The Istanbul of palaces and soaring minarets, of bazaars and bustling nightlife, lies within just a few of the city's 1,000 total square miles. The other Istanbul is full of factories, freeways, grey concrete buildings, and -- most of all -- traffic.
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8 Year Old Kenzie Proves Weekday Rainfall Declining
Image: 8 year old Kenzie Brown with her Science Project, photo from Josh Brown, Kenzie's Father We Affect Weather? Do you ever have the feeling it always seems to rain on the weekends but not on the weekdays? So did 8 year old Kenzie Brown, of Phoenix,
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Using Acid and Bleach, an Artist Scratches Giant Portraits into Old Buildings (Photos)
At TreeHugger, we're big fans of cities, where people come together to share resources and can do great things to reduce their impact on the planet. But cities can become faceless, dominated by towering gray walls and
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Paris Takes on an Ambitious Bid to Remake Its Center, Les Halles
In terms of urban design and sustainability, Paris has been a real role model in the last few years. With simultaneous projects to remake its river banks as green
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Awesome Video Explores Urban Beekeeping in London (Video)
Urban beekeeping is increasingly popular around the world, with many cities lifting bans on inner-city beehives. London, in particular, has made a name for itself as a haven for urban beekeeping—even if some
