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The Smart Nation of Singapore initiative aims to develop human-centred solutions to address global urban challenges. By focusing on “areas with high impact on residents and citizens”, Singapore aims to develop a smart living environment…

Green rooftops, vertical gardens spanning whole high-rise buildings, bridges carrying parks instead of motorways – all these are possible architectural concepts that can alter urban life in an enormously beneficial way. Cities shall no…

If we want to develop a comprehensive concept of sustainable city life, we must not forget about the one crucial place where new generations take shape – schools. New educational concepts build on the incorporation of environment and…

Fast population growth poses a challenge for megacities all around the world. With city growth being a social process, it seems evolving inequalities and segregation are inevitable consequences. Urban planning can, however, represent a…

In the struggle of reducing CO2-emissions and becoming more energy efficient, increasing renovation rates is crucial for reaching the ambitious EU-targets. While “shallow” superficial renovations achieve 20 to 30 per cent in energy…

Population grows at an unprecedented speed. And so do cities. Resources are increasingly scarce which makes managing them in a sustainable way a top priority. Governments, however, focus too much on individual resource groups instead of…

Until 2020, greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 20% and the share of renewables, as well as the energy efficiency increased by 20%. This is also referred to as the so-called “20/20/20 targets”. By 2050, however, an 80% reduction…

By 2020, about 60% of the population in developing countries is expected to live in cities. Additional, challenges this entails include resource scarcity, unsustainable production and consumption patterns, food loss, waste and climate…

Every day, we make hundreds of decisions, many of them intuitively – from our guts. This lack of rationality can be utilized by outsiders. By proposing indirect suggestions and positive reinforcement, our decision-making process can be…

San francisco is suffocated by ever-rising rent prices. The city with 800 000 inhabitants has been an expensive spot to live in for the longest time, but as prices keep on soaring, it fundamentally threatens its traditional, social makeup.…