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As cities develop and populations continue to grow, there is one common challenge most places face: transportation. In southwest Germany near the French border, Karlsruhe, the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, has had a three-...
Article - 12/10/2018
Active Region(s): Europe
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness, Shelter, Smart City Concepts, Definitions and overviews, Responsibility areas, Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Payments, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation
Dirty air has consequences — very serious consequences ranging from climate change to lung disease. In villages in India, clean-burning stoves are one key solution. The problem has been getting people to use them.Below, read about an innovative...
Article - 06/07/2018
Active Region(s): India, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Analytics, Citizen engagement
Food loss and waste has been an issue for years. Canada's Zero Waste Council estimates more than a third of the food it produces goes to waste, and the numbers are similar in the U.S. and elsewhere. To put it in dollar terms, the U.S. Department of...
Article - 05/31/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Food and Water, Citizen engagement
Urban farming isn't a new idea, but what Michigan State University (MSU) and the city of Detroit are doing may be a tactic cities working to become smarter, more sustainable and more livable should consider. The university and the city are focusing...
Article - 12/07/2017
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Food and Water
During a conference in Rome last month, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revealed after years of progress, world hunger has increased. In fact, FAO’s Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva said the world is facing the worst food...
Article - 08/01/2017
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water