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Milan is one of a handful of cosmopolitan cities thrusting billions of euros into neglected neighbourhoods as part of a modernization plan that will make the city more attractive—and sustainable—than ever. Dubbed CityLife Park, the inspiration for...
Article - 06/18/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Waste management, Water and wastewater
Running an island is hard work. Sure, some like Ibiza thrive as vacation destinations and profit from tourism, but due to their insularity, many are heavily dependent on energy—especially fossil fuels. Islands are also faced with the challenge of...
Article - 11/29/2017
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Energy, Transportation, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
Coimbatore with a decadal growth rate of around 20% is a rapidly growing city in the state of Tamil Nadu. Known as Manchester of India, the city is undertaking numerous initiatives towards improving basic services and quality of life of citizens....
Article - 07/26/2017
Active Region(s): India
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement
Scroll down for quick takes from Council partners.Siemens offers new power grid automation systemCouncil Associate Partner Siemens is marketing a new telecontrol and power grid automation system intended for use in distribution network automation,...
Article - 09/08/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Waste management, Water and wastewater
At first glance, it may not seem like a big deal that some chemicals and a few bugs from the hospital wind up in our water. That's what treatment plants are for, right?Yes, but a lot of the chemicals that have been found in wastewater -- like...
Article - 01/21/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Health and human services, Waste management, Water and wastewater
Under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) plan, the Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to improve basic infrastructure relating to water supply and sewerage network services besides storm water drainage, urban...
Article - 11/06/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Policy and leadership
The Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aimed at enabling water supply as per the norm and providing water supply and sewerage...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Financing and procurement tools
-Niranjan Zanzmera, Mayor, Surat Municipal CorporationThe city of Surat has long been known as the diamond polishing hub of the world, but there are other facets that have led the city to shine - including being one of the cleanest cities in the...
Article - 10/12/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Energy, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Interoperability, Policy and leadership
You might imagine that anything that can “turn poop into power” might generate a lot of juvenile headlines, and Washington, D.C.’s newly upgraded wastewater treatment plant has certainly done that. But it’s also dramatically cutting costs, carbon...
Article - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Waste management, Water and wastewater
The National Conclave on Smart Technologies held in late August 2015, witnessed participation from various delegations and organizations across a wide spectrum of communities, from civic bodies, to state and national level government along with...
Article - 09/18/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Responsibility areas, Public safety and security, Waste management, Water and wastewater
Bhopal is among the seven cities short-listed from the state of Madhya Pradesh under the Centre's '100 Smart Cities' Mission.In a recent interview, Tejaswi S Naik, Municipal Commissioner of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) spoke to a Construction...
Article - 09/10/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Waste management, Water and wastewater
A 14-nodal planned township of Mumbai established in 1971, Navi Mumbai has been ranked third among 476 cities for sanitation practices and the only city from Maharashtra to finish in the top-ten list announced by the central government under the...
Article - 09/07/2015
Active Region(s): India
Category: Built environment, Health and human services, Waste management, Water and wastewater
For a state withering in the midst of a persistent drought, the current National Weather Service forecast for California isn’t pretty: "… there is little chance if any for improvement." That’s why water conservation efforts, like one underway at a...
Article - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Waste management, Water and wastewater
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Schneider Electric technology will automate new Las Vegas showplace Council Lead Partner Schneider Electric has signed a multi-year agreement to become the first "founding partner" of the new Las...
Article - 02/18/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Waste management, Water and wastewater, Instrumentation and control
This video highlights the Bristol Whales monument, designed to represent the beauty and fragility of our oceans and the increasing human threats that they face. Using 70,000 recycled plastic bottles, it was designed and built by Cod...
Resources - 08/11/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Waste management, Water and wastewater