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CityChanger Panchali Saikia: Guardian of Urban Water Governance

Karl Dickinson - June 13, 2023

Water democracy has implications for health, safety, and life opportunities. Nowhere is this more apparent than among the large informal settlements in Indian cities. This is where the work of Panchali Saikia makes a massive impact. She tells us about the barriers to resilient...

Construction

Modern Methods of Construction: Common Challenges and Solutions

Karl Dickinson - March 31, 2022

If the question is ‘how do we build enough to house our growing populations?’, some espouse modern methods of construction as the answer. Although MMC promises cleaner construction and improved comfort for residents, uptake is still relatively understated. We caught up with Trina Chakravarti...

Greenery

The Psychological Effects of Greenery on Modern City Dwellers

Metka Novak - September 22, 2021

We may be modern individuals living in civilized cities, but we are still creatures of nature at heart. So, how does greenery play a part in our mental well-being? Why do we seem to decompress when in contact with vegetation? Why should we integrate...

Water

Water & Data – the Modern Gold: Narjis Zehra

Metka Novak - September 15, 2021

Narjis Zehra is a go-getter, a visionary, a people person, and definitely a Young Leader to keep an eye on. Despite being only 23 years old, coming from a place where people are fighting over the very thing needed for survival, she knows the...

Construction

CityChanger Trina Chakravarti: Champion of Modern Methods of Construction

Karl Dickinson - March 9, 2022

Traditional construction practices are emission-heavy. Switching to modern methods of construction (MMC) can help mitigate our impact on climate change, but what does that look like exactly? We turned to CityChanger Trina Chakravarti, Project Director for Building Better and MMC advocate, to find out. The...

Young Leaders

“Listen Before You Speak” – The Secret to Impactful Policymaking: Miquel Vidal-Bover

Karl Dickinson - April 20, 2022

What makes someone choose policymaking as a career path? In the case of polyglot Miquel Vidal-Bover, it comes from seeing a city’s pressing issues first-hand and knowing where his skills can be best applied. Young Leader Miquel Vidal-Bover has an impressive resume. He has already...

Cycling

How to Get People Head Over Wheels About Cycling

Jo Helme - December 30, 2021

The humble bicycle may just be the cure we need for our suffocating planet, sickly air and illnesses stirred by static lifestyles. Divided into four arguments, this article hopes to illuminate why cycling cities are so desperately needed. 1. Cycling Saves: The Planet Transport accounts for...

Car-Free

Getting Over Our “Car Crush”: How to Encourage Sustainable Commuting In the Workplace

Lauren McAskie - January 15, 2021

Commuters are one of the key target groups when it comes to encouraging more active modes of transport – so what can be done by employers and large companies to encourage their employees to ditch their cars and choose to walk, cycle or e-scoot...

Cycling

Bike Lanes Over Red Carpets: CityChanger Klaus Bondam on Quitting Acting For Politics

Tanja Polonyi - February 15, 2021

Growing up in an established cycling culture, Klaus Bondam never thought of cycling as something political - that is until he got elected to Copenhagen’s City Council. We sat down with him to hear more about his achievements in politics and why he quit...

Construction

Hemp: Fact File

Abbie Harby - September 20, 2021

Hemp has become something of a miracle ingredient over recent years with hemp-based products popping up across the market. And the construction industry has followed suit. With environmental, pollution-mitigating, and health benefits, what’s not to love?! We’ve given you a run-down of all you...

Greenery

A Natural Walker and Nature Enthusiast: Tamar Guberman

Metka Novak - April 13, 2022

Tamar Guberman is a young Urban and Environmental Planner from Israel. Having grown up in Tel Aviv, Tamar quickly realised “there is no other city like her in my country”. It is a safe haven for secular minds, a place for the young, for...

Retrofitting

How to Excite People About Retrofitting

Karl Dickinson - January 24, 2023

Energy Team and community leaders hosting a gamified training session in Dromiskin. Image Credit: Energy Team Big cities can learn a lot from smaller communities. Dunleer, a town in the northeast of the Republic of Ireland, has managed what many larger places have struggled to...

Housing

Ending Youth Homelessness Through Mindset & System Shifts

Metka Novak - May 30, 2022

Youth homelessness is often an overlooked topic. There are public institutions helping young adults and minors in need, right? Well, sadly, that’s not always the case. We spoke with the Co-Founder of Point Source Youth, an organisation dedicated to preventing forced youth homelessness through...

External Content

Better Together: How Cities Can Collaborate for Faster, More Effective Climate Action

External Content - March 8, 2021

This article was written by and for the C40 Knowledge Hub, which delivers cutting-edge insights and practical resources from leading climate cities for others working in city government. It was originally published here in September 2020. We’re featuring the article with kind permission by the C40 Knowledge Hub. Collaborating...

Retrofitting

Renovating Makes Cents: How to Retrofit on a Budget

Karl Dickinson - April 11, 2022

Realistically, for a shot at halting climate change, we need to make buildings more efficient, big time, with widespread retrofit rollouts in the next few years! Regardless of good intentions, that’s not easy without disposable cash. So, how can we possibly improve older buildings...

Cycling

What Went Wrong with the Paris Referendum On E-Scooters?

Karl Dickinson - March 5, 2024

Micromobility has an image problem. In Paris, a mix of poor planning and bad user habits came to a head as the public voted for e-scooters to be banned. Mobility expert Dagmara Wrzesińska’s outspoken criticism of how the referendum was handled caught our attention...

Construction

The Challenges of Sustainable Construction

Abbie Harby - September 8, 2021

Encouraging people to change the way they’ve always done things is never going to be easy. While calls to construct buildings more sustainably may be met with scoffs and points to the price tag, there’s so much more to it than that. Challenges to...

Housing

Guarantee It: The Right to Adequate Housing

Iris Fiebiger - September 22, 2021

Access to adequate housing is a human right. And yet, we are still struggling to accommodate everyone in our cities. To understand why – and ultimately resolve this issue – we need to take a deep dive. Let’s explore the history, conditions, and issues...

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