From recycling schemes to conserving green spaces, Ruth Styles rounds up the UK's eco-friendliest places to live
… Top 10… greenest UK cities Ruth Styles | 11th March 2011 Ethical Living Cities Forum For The Future Society Sheffield … important than you might imagine. But which cities are the eco-friendliest? Forum for the …
We must urgently move from Petropolis and dependence on fossil fuels to Ecopolis supported by regenerative economies.
… The metabolism of modern cities Herbert Girardet | 13th February 2023 | … or Dakar, or one of their smaller satellite cities. The baby’s parents probably migrated … roaming the city streets in search of work. Cities grow for a reason: they are centres of …
With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
… Greening Cities Dan Box | 1st April 2003 News Sustainable Cities Urbanization China Copenhagen Brazil … urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable. We are fast …
From towpaths to parks, in this exclusive extract from The Art of Mindful Walking, Londoner Adam Ford says there's just as much pleasure to be had from city strolling as from country hiking
… 15th July 2011 Ethical Living Walking London Cities Travel holding.jpg From towpaths to … great pleasures of walking, particularly in cities, are the chance encounters with other … for everyone GREEN LIVING Top 10…Euro cities to cycle Want to see a new city and get …
Cities are at a crossroads - 'eco urbanists' want efficiency and artificial ecosystems; conventional designers want to maintain the best bits of our current urban spaces. Can they co-exist?
… city work with our existing, 'mineral' cities? Susannah Hagan | 19th April 2010 … Urban City Town Design Planning blockcity.jpg Cities are at a crossroads - 'eco urbanists' … Can they co-exist? Views of the west's cities seem to be developing in two very …
Bristol is aiming to become the UK’s first carbon neutral city by 2030 and has launched an ambitious new project to make that happen.
… Cities are the key to a net-zero future Kye Dudd | 4th November 2019 News Bristol Cities Net Zero Decarbonisation Thought … Green Capital. The UK’s 63 largest towns and cities are responsible for 50 percent of our …
Lorna Howarth examines a growing movement in urban planning that moves beyond preventative sustainable development to 'regenerative' development, aiming to counter some of the destruction urbanisation has wreaked on the planet....
… Ecopolis: The emergence of 'regenerative cities' Lorna Howarth | 11th July 2013 News … Currently, just over 50% of humanity lives in cities, but the impact of these cities on the planet is devastatingly …
We need UK climate leadership that works for all in the run up to COP26. This is how cities are stepping up to the helm.
… Cities at the front line of the climate crisis … for all in the run up to COP26. This is how cities are stepping up to the helm. This 12 … the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. For cities, this means that they must keep …
To reduce the pressure on the world's productive land and to help assure long-term food security, writes Herbert Girardet, city people are well advised to revive urban or peri-urban agriculture. While large cities will always have to import some food, local food growing is a key component of sustainable urban living.
… Making cities sustainable with urban agriculture … 3rd December 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Cities Sustainability … urban or peri-urban agriculture. While large cities will always have to import some food, …
The world's big cities are choking with pollution and endless traffic jams, writes Colin Todhunter - except one. Copenhagen, faced with these problems half a century ago, decided to act. Now it is showing the world that cycling is not just the basis of a sustainable transport strategy, but is key to making our cities clean, green, human and livable. May the global revolution unfold ...
… From Copenhagen to Delhi, 'smart cities' call for smart solutions - like … Colin Todhunter | 11th January 2016 News Cities Transport Pollution India Denmark … Mexico ch-cycling-2-cut.jpg The world's big cities are choking with pollution and endless …
Like all great cities, Paris has the power to draw in food and resources from all corners of the Earth. And with every meal, this food-lovers’ paradise unwittingly sketches the fate of its countryside and seashores, near and far. Carolyn Lebel reports on the Foodprint of a city famed for its eateries
… their intake of animal protein Like all great cities, Paris has the power to draw in food … in Paris as in any of the world’s great cities. But with the exception of supermarkets … with many of the world’s industrialised cities, they’ve remained within reach. In …
The sustainability of cities is inextricably linked to the sustainability of distant places. We need a new, integrated approach to planetary stewardship to address this challenge.
… | 26th February 2020 News Nature Urban Living Cities Editor’s Picks … The sustainability of cities is inextricably linked to the … is upon us. Since the 1950s thousands of new cities of unprecedented size have sprung up on …
Fed up with being gouged by profit-driven corporations, let down by state neglect and under-investment, urban communities across the US are taking control of local services like public transport, energy, water, internet and telecoms, writes Max Holleran - bringing better service, lower prices and clean energy.
… American revolution: cities seize control of essential local … 2015 News Commons USA Corporations Politics Cities Energy Water Solar … of scale - not to mention profit - many cities have sold their electricity generation …
Ada Colau surprised many when she won the election to become mayor of Barcelona. The housing rights activist was part of a deep social movement aiming for participatory democracy. But this latest article from the SYMBIOSIS RESEARCH COLLECTIVE examines how winning the election was just the first step
… organising public events, like the Fearless Cities conference coming up in New York City … How would municipalist strategies differ in cities that have less of a vibrant political … movement, which was in all of the major cities. You can do a map of the Indignados …
The disposal of human faces from the world's megacities is expensive and hazardous to health. But new technologies have emerged that mean we can use what we flush away to make electronic goods, fuel our buses and even bring huge health benefits, discovers KURT HOLLANDER.
… disposal of human faces from the world's megacities is expensive and hazardous to health. … cleaned up its act but because many more megacities have surpassed it in terms of … countries, especially in the megacities, keeping your own shit and that of …
A new Forum for the Future report outlines radical ways in which British - and worldwide - cities need to reinvent transport infrastructures to deal with excessive populations
… Cities must ‘radically change’ transport … | 2nd December 2010 News Transport Population Cities News Society straddling bus 480x360.jpg … ways in which British - and worldwide - cities need to reinvent transport …
Football fans around the globe have their eyes set on Curitiba, Brasil this year, the site of the 2014 World Cup. But as Brian Barth reports, eco-savvy urban planners have been studying Brasil's seventh largest city for decades ...
… Living Brazil Sustainability Transport Cities curitiba-bus-stop.png Football fans … long before the current mandate to clean up cities was born, their phenomenal success a … stormwater management facility. In most cities, a massive river like the Iguacu would …
We can continue to squander our resources and react to food crises as they happen, or we can fundamentally change the way the food systems work, says Carolyn Steel
… | 1st June 2009 News Food City Sustainable Cities Systems Feeding Carolyn Steel Urban … food systems work, says Carolyn Steel Feeding cities has never been easy. On the contrary, … problem is that even though people living in cities don’t tend to produce their own food, …
With the growing trend for natural swimming in cities new opportunities are opening for architects and designers to create dramatic, inspiring, enjoyable new public spaces in urban waterways, writes Jane Withers. And it's the subject of a new exhibition at London's Roca London Gallery ...
… | 13th September 2014 Ethical Living Water Cities Design Building … the growing trend for natural swimming in cities new opportunities are opening for … at London's Roca London Gallery ... Cities grew up around rivers for many good …
Net Zero Exeter Festival will build community, make connections and offer opportunities for collaboration.
… Exeter? For example, in influencing other UK cities to be more active in becoming carbon … likely to be similar to those faced by all cities. We are confident that what is learnt … and will bring benefits across the UK as many cities start to take practical action on …
Bristol’s Clean Air Zone is a positive step in tackling illegal levels of pollution - but campaigners want further action to enhance the quality of life in the city.
… the quality of life of those living in cities, but rather for keeping pollution … city, with Oxford being one of the first cities in the UK to explore the urban planning … of the city in The Metabolism of Modern Cities . He asks “can we find ways of curbing …
France is ahead of the game with eco-projects and green cities – Reims is a leading example.
… ahead of the game with eco-projects and green cities – Reims is a leading example. The mayor … is calling for the creation of ‘15-minute cities’. This means we can meet our needs for … France is ahead of the game in 15-minute cities. Reims is a charming example of urban …