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Young Leader Hamza Amin: Shaping Equitable Communications for a Better Pakistan

Karl Dickinson -
The effects of climate change are not equal everywhere. Pakistan is one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters, but it is dealing with some of the harshest consequences. With projections that it will...
Young Leaders

Young Leader Eva de Bruijn: How Eindhoven’s ‘Idealists’ Are Saving City Politics

Karl Dickinson -
Politics is one realm that can open a lot of doors to sustainability in our cities. But whether it’s because they are disillusioned, disinterested, or feel excluded, many people do not use their voices...
Skill

The Bigger Picture: How to Lead City-Wide Change

Abbie Harby -
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,...
Construction

CityChanger Max Schade: Building a Future of Straw, Wood & Clay

Karl Dickinson -
With public demand for sustainability snowballing, it’s inevitable every sector will undergo a green transformation. Construction, however, may not be as advanced as we thought. Max Schade from STROHBOID acts as our guide today,...
Young Leaders

Young Leader Kelly Delaney: Regulation’s Role in Effective Energy Efficiency Financing

Karl Dickinson -
For all the benefits it offers, retrofitting is still the poor cousin of actions that cut emissions. There seems to be just too little of the interest and energy efficiency financing needed to meet...
Water

Useful Water Guides: A Reservoir of Resources

Karl Dickinson -
Water touches on almost every aspect of our lives and cities. Initially, it appears to be a large and unwieldy beast. Maybe to create sustainable urban systems, we need to break down the components:...
Cycling

Cyclin’ in the Rain? What a Glorious Feeling!

Tanja Polonyi -
It’s minus 30 degrees. Not the ideal temperature to cycle to work, is it? The enthusiasm to get on a bike while it is freezing cold or insufferably hot might, understandably so, be rather...
Skill

Making Change Happen: Who to Involve and How to Get Them on Board

Abbie Harby -
Wherever you’re at in your change-making journey, there’s no doubt that you’re going to need a bit of help somewhere along the line. In fact, it’s safe to say you won’t be able to...
Construction

What a Waste: Global Good Practices of Urban Waste Management

Abbie Harby -
From lack of planning to a shortage of resources or an absence of imagination when it comes to strategies, there are many reasons why responsible waste management falls through our fingertips. However, with the...
Housing

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

Iris Fiebiger -
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...
Young Leaders

Driving Change on a Local Level: Mathis Dippon

Iris Fiebiger -
Young Leader Mathis Dippon is convinced that change is best driven on a local level. This conviction motivates him to design, plan, and constantly re-imagine events that help communities tackle current and future challenges....
Housing

Guarantee It: The Right to Adequate Housing

Iris Fiebiger -
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...
Housing

How to Solve the Housing Affordability Crisis

Iris Fiebiger -
The housing market is in crisis. Demand is increasing, rents are soaring, and even middle-income earners are struggling to afford to live in cities. What is the root of this housing affordability crisis, and...
Housing

From PROMISE to ENERGY PUSH: Past and Ongoing EU Projects on Housing

Iris Fiebiger -
Housing is a complex and multifaceted topic. We want our homes to be eco-friendly, socially inclusive, well-maintained, and – at the end of the day – affordable. That sounds like quite a challenge to...
Car-Free

The Top 5 EU Projects on Reducing Car Use – and What You Can Learn From Them

Lauren McAskie -
Over the last 20 years or so the European Union has funded hundreds of projects aiming to reduce private vehicle usage and emissions. We took a look to see what some of the biggest...
Construction

How Urban Mining Can Promote Circular Construction

Abbie Harby -
Since writing his thesis on “Recyclable Building in Residential Construction” over 20 years ago, Thomas Romm has only delved deeper into how we can reduce the environmental impact of construction and planning practices. Cue:...
Walking

CityChanger Clara Muzzio: “It’s Thrilling to Realise People Value the Change You Bring to Their Street”

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
Clara Muzzio is the minister of public space and urban hygiene in Buenos Aires and a firm believer in the transformative power of the public space and its relevance to urban life. She’s been...
Walking

CityChanger Petra Jens: Empowering Pedestrians and Reframing the Topic

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
Petra Jens has been Vienna’s walking commissioner since 2013, aiming to make the city a pedestrian paradise. But what is it exactly that a walking commissioner does, and does every city need one? We...
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