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CityChanger Carlo Ratti: Designing Natural-Artificial Cities

Karl Dickinson - July 26, 2022 0

Technology and greenery will be more synergetic in cities of the future. Leading the charge for melding nature and the artificial is Professor Carlo Ratti, who is pushing the frontiers of innovation in urban...

Water

Water/Cooler Moments in the Age of Extreme Heat

Karl Dickinson - July 20, 2022 0

As heatwaves become more frequent, we grow reliant on cities taking measures to provide relief. From fountains to pools to games, there are plenty of ways water offers comfort from rising temperatures. There is...

Cycling

Cyclin’ in the Rain? What a Glorious Feeling!

Tanja Polonyi - February 2, 2021 0

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...

Greenery

Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay: Sustainable Building Meets Greenery

Metka Novak - October 29, 2021 0

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...

Construction

Architectural Design and Climate Mitigation & Adaptation

Metka Novak - August 24, 2021 0

“It’s not just about water, not just about heat. It’s about humans and nature and how our cities function holistically and work together.” - Jeremy Anterola With cities becoming more populated and the growing demand...

Retrofitting

Lyon Confluence: How a District is Retrofitting Heritage Buildings

Karl Dickinson - September 13, 2022 0

SPL Lyon Confluence is carrying out a stand-out urban renewal project in a once-deprived district of central Lyon. Project Manager Etienne Vignali describes how this offers a significantly chance to undertake a large-scale decarbonisation...

Greenery

Urban Biodiversity and the EU Taxonomy

Metka Novak - September 13, 2021 0

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...

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CityChangers.org: An Introduction

Cornelia Forsthuber - January 26, 2021 1

A place to get inspired, learn, share ideas and knowledge, and connect with the world's most inspiring urban voices: This is what we want CityChangers.org to be for you. Welcome to your new online...

Skill

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

Abbie Harby - September 2, 2021 0

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...

External Content

How to Make Public Spaces Inclusive for an Ageing Society

Ignacio Foyatier - June 18, 2021 0

How does the design of public spaces influence mental health? Could urban design reduce isolation and loneliness and increase accessibility and mobility? “Rosario is also its older adults”, a pilot project in Rosario, Sante...

Skill

How to Make Your Project Inclusive

Tanja Polonyi - March 3, 2021 0

If change in your city is exclusive, it’s simply not good enough. Change needs to be beneficial for every single citizen in your city. As this is a complex issue and certain perspectives are...

FWE Nexus

The Case for the Food-Water-Energy Nexus: How Cities Benefit

Metka Novak - October 25, 2022 0

It’s about synergy of sectors – not competition – for sustainable use of given resources. We’re talking about the FWE nexus. Food, Water, and Energy “are highly interconnected: water is required for almost all...

FWE Nexus

How to Make Cities Resilient With the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Cornelia Forsthuber - November 1, 2022 0

While the case for the FWE nexus concept is relatively clear to make in a theoretical, academic context, translating it to urban reality can be a struggle. Against a backdrop of climate change, urban...

Car-Free

How to Create a Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Lauren McAskie - January 13, 2022 0

The idea behind Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) is a straightforward one: it means closing off local streets to private cars and through traffic. Yet this seemingly ‘simple’ change can completely transform a residential area...

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A Contributor’s Guide to CityChangers.org

Cornelia Forsthuber - January 28, 2021 0

Ready to hit the keys and share your story? Believe us, we’re just as excited as you are! Here’s a little guide on how to structure your knowledge and the story you’re telling, to...

Young Leaders

Chatting Your Way to Change: Jaffer Muljiani

Abbie Harby - September 2, 2021 0

Sustainability enthusiasts, city champions and urban development nuts, look no further. We’ve found a true zealot of all things urban: Jaffer Muljiani. From growing up in Muscat, Oman to becoming a ‘real’ Londoner, working...

Construction

How to Revitalise Cities: Doughnuts in Urban Development

Abbie Harby - November 3, 2021 0

Urban development isn’t always about the brand spanking new. It’s all well and good to build new modern constructions, but it’s even more essential to give those run-down, if not abandoned areas some love...

General

CityChanger Luca Ballarini: Empowering People Through City Imaging

Karl Dickinson - September 26, 2022 0

When Luca Ballarini came up with the idea of ‘city imaging’, he didn’t yet know the impact it could have. Within less than a decade, the concept has become a powerful tool that anyone...

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