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The Bigger Picture: How to Lead City-Wide Change

Abbie Harby - October 19, 2021

Adapting our buildings to be future-proof, incorporating greenery, using more sustainable materials: these are all great steps and ones to be encouraged. But, what about the bigger picture? If overall city development, urban planning,...

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...

External Content

How Public Servants Can Engage Unlikely Allies to Deliver Climate Policies

External Content - March 29, 2021

This article was written by Juan Azcarate, Deputy Director of Energy and Climate Change in Madrid City Council, and was originally published on Apolitical, the global learning platform for government. It was originally published here in...

Skill

Collaboration: How to Work Together to Change Your City

Karl Dickinson - June 7, 2022

Plenty of professionals and residents in your city are hungry for change, just like you. It makes sense to combine forces. Together you can achieve more, faster. But it takes a specific skill set...

External Content

EU TalentOn: 104 Young Scientists Hack Societal Challenges

Elizaveta Fakirova - November 21, 2022

This article was written for CityChangers.com by Elizaveta Fakirova, a PhD candidate and researcher in the field of urban green infrastructure governance at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Here she shares a personal...

Housing

CityChanger Orna Rosenfeld: “I Created My Job Because I Believed in Something”

Iris Fiebiger - November 4, 2021

Do you want to drive change in cities but can’t find a role that allows you to do so? Why not be like our CityChanger Dr Orna Rosenfeld and create your own job? Tackling the...

Construction

CityChanger Michaela Maresch: Lessons in Modular Construction

Karl Dickinson - December 6, 2021

Modular construction is emerging as a quick and reliable way to build new houses. Although these usually conform to a template, rolled out in their hundreds, Michaela Maresch had the guts to rethink the...

Housing

CityChanger Eef Tanghe: Fulfilling Cohousing Dreams

Iris Fiebiger - February 21, 2022

Have you ever heard of cohousing? This alternative living model promises to combine privacy and community, use space efficiently, and provide plenty of greenery. Eef Tanghe, CityChanger and founder of Cohousing Projects, makes the case...

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...

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...

Construction

How, When, and Where to Incorporate Participation into Urban Development

Abbie Harby - August 23, 2021

Constructing sustainable buildings in our cities is all well and good, but sometimes you’ve got to step back and look at the bigger picture: urban development. In order to create a city suitable for...

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