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More than half of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas, with this percentage projected to increase dramatically in coming decades. The health of our planet and its inhabitants depends upon developing new strategies for human settlement and activity that foster sustainable outcomes.
Given that 64 per cent of the entire population cycle at least once a week, something is clearly working. It’s little wonder former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte enjoyed commuting to his office by bike as often as possible. By EB Content Studio In the context of urban cultures, the bicycle is experiencing a symbolic […]
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Since its debut, the BRI has been conceptualized as the “Green Belt and Road” as China is committed to sustainability, environmental protection, and international environmental standards. BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Over the last decade, large infrastructure projects across the land, water, and even deserts of the globe have been erected under the China-proposed Belt and
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Kéré uses the resources and techniques of traditional African architecture and modernises them to obtain sustainable structures minus the huge expense that usually comes with these undertakings. In Northern Kenya, he has put up an architectural marvel, Startup Lions Assets Kenya, a higher education facility offers valuable IT knowledge to the county’s youth. By EB Content Studio
Force of nature: Celebrating Francis Kéré’s nature inspired architectural masterpieces Read More »
Many urban residents will be prone to increasing floods. Already 10% of the city’s newly developed areas are within a 100-year floodplain, threatening lives and infrastructures. To investigate the city’s vulnerability to climate change, researchers at Tufts University and the Woodwell Climate Research Center analysed flood risk and temperature data for different time periods, projecting from the past to the future.
Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks, study warns Read More »
An identifiable shift in how future cities are being conceived, designed and delivered concerns the people involved in these processes. This ranges from localised projects to global initiatives. Mitchell Joachim, Post Carbon City-State: Rezoned Circular Economy, Terreform ONE, 2018. http://www.terreform.org/projects_urban-new-york-city-state.html, Author provided (no reuse) By Nick Dunn and Paul Cureton Imagining future cities has long been a
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EIPP is an extended cooperation grant model from the Korean government meant to foster mutually beneficial relationships between partner countries and Korea and offered in kind to support identified projects for a maximum of three years. Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) chief executive, John Paul Okwiri (left) alongside KOTRA Kenya boss Hyun Eom, during a
Konza receives Ksh.34 billion Korean grant as key project enters third phase Read More »
The choice of urban agriculture technology is an important consideration for urban planners, architects, developers and farmers working in developing cities By Jan Hugo, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Chrisna du Plessis Urban agriculture as a global phenomenon is widely promoted as a sustainable land use practice. On small plots and in big projects, using
Farms in cities: new study offers planners and growers food for thought Read More »
Across the globe, cities are being left out. This situation is even more pertinent for African cities as Africa is both the fastest urbanising continent in the world and among the most vulnerable to climatic change. Yet the continent is receiving, by far, the lowest climate finance flows overall By Astrid R.N. Haas Under the Paris
New facility aims to promote job creation, partnerships, strengthen the economy, and promote social growth By EB ReporterRegional data centre company, Africa Data Centres is adding one megawatts (MW) to its Nairobi’s facility. Construction of the facility, which began in mid-June, will take an estimated 40 weeks to complete, becoming the first EDGE® certified data
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By EB Content Studio The savings relate to a reduction of 392,938 m3 of water usage each year, which is the equivalent of more than 157 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Green buildings also produce energy savings of 11,811 MWh per year; enough to power a city the size of New York City for an entire day
Green buildings saving country over KSh.585million in utility bills Read More »
