Metka Novak

Maria Vassilakou, Former Deputy Mayor of Vienna, talks with us about car-free cities, pedestrianization and stakeholder management, and take-aways from her time as vice mayor.

Learn from Jennifer Keesmaat, former Chief City Planner of Toronto, as she shares her three key lessons for building communities through revitalising neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Greening your walls just may be easier than you think. We have gathered guidelines, recommendations, costs, benefits, and everything you need to consider in this compact, easy-to-follow guide. Whether you’re a lover of vegetation or simply want to do something good for the environment around you, green walls surely won’t...

Pepijn Duijvestein, Founder – New Economy B.V., Amsterdam, talks about ownership and affordability in the public space, and how new forms of governance can make all the difference for communities.

Dr. Orna Rosenfeld, Global Advisor on Housing, Paris, talks about housing for all, research and activism.

“It’s really nice to see that things get done, even the smaller things,” says Anni Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment in Helsinki. Listen to her advice when it comes to car-free cities, politics, and getting it done through passion.

“Giving new life to natural spaces and promoting organic urban culture” is the motto of Terras de Cascais. It’s a project working towards bringing people together, reviving the connection with nature, and growing fresh, healthy, home-grown produce. Read about how the project started, why it’s so successful, and what...

This group of students has decided to take matters – or shovels, to be precise – into their own hands. Students at the University of Sussex have established their own community garden, determined to get fresh air, learn new skills, create a stronger community, and add healthy, organic produce...

Gardens by the Bay: an award-winning green haven in the middle of Singapore. With its iconic architecture, innovative use of technologies, environmental sustainability, and horticultural displays, Singapore has established itself as one of our notable cities. As 2022 marks the Gardens 10th anniversary, we reached out to the project...

There’s more to indoor plants than just succulents. With the following simple ways, you can enrichen your plain rooms with a little bit of nature. Whether a simple plant in a pot, or a more ambitious project of green walling, here are the ways to do it, advice to...

Let’s be honest, greening your home is never cheap. It may pay off in the long run, but in the short run, gathering all necessary financial means may present many a challenge. There are ways past this, though, and it doesn’t all have to come out of your own...

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 wildlife into everyday city life?...

From working in urban and environmental planning, producing shows about cities, to researching and teaching, Tony Matthews has positively impacted the field of urban climate adaptation in many ways. What follows are his reflections, achievements, lessons learnt, and advice for anyone willing to listen. Tony Matthews is an award-winning Urban...

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 trialling journey of overcoming obstacles...

It’s easy to forget we share our space in the city with other creatures. Either being small and almost invisible to the unobservant eye or being right there, planted in front of your front door – their importance is far more significant than they’re given credit for. The European...

Great communication, determination, vision, curiosity, and eagerness to learn are all qualities that make up a good urban planner and a CityChanger. Qualities that this Young Leader possesses without a doubt. As an Urban Designer at ClarkeHopkinsClarke in Australia, Andrew Amos is passionate about finding solutions to the current climatic...

You want to start greening your city but don’t exactly know where to start or how to go about it? Well, lucky you! Below is a neat step-by-step guide to making your change-making path as smooth as possible. Follow the steps and your city will be green in no time! Step...

If our articles have lit the fire for greening in you, we suggest getting even more information and details here! Find and collect all the needed knowledge, information, and guidance in this list of tools and guides for greening. We know, we know... there is so much information out there....