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CityChanger Melina Scholefield: The Secrets of Vancouver’s Rain City Strategy

Karl Dickinson -
Vancouver has undergone a blue-green infrastructure revolution. Its Rain City Strategy integrated nature making the city more resilient to fluctuations in rainfall. Behind it all is Melina Scholefield, a CityChanger with an impressive portfolio...
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,...
Skill

Young Leaders Academy: Applying Transformational Knowledge as a Catalyst for Change

Karl Dickinson -
Sharing knowledge is integral to scaling and speeding up the sustainability transformation. But are we doing it effectively? There’s a new generation of change-makers on the scene intent on improving the way knowhow is...
Revitalising Districts

Revitalising Inner City Districts: Brussels’ Many Faces of Circularity

Karl Dickinson -
Economic hardship drives many struggling city centres to relent and force manufacturing and commerce to give way to residential developments. But some cities are resisting. The historic Abattoir site in Brussels is proof of...
Car-Free

Young Leader Jamie Wylie: How to Build Prosperous Cities Through Creative Mobility Solutions

Karl Dickinson -
Sustainable urban mobility is about so much more than halting climate change. Cities are rife with societal and economic challenges; finding better ways to move offers chances to level the playing field. We spoke...
Cycling

Notable City Indianapolis: Incorporating Stormwater Management into City Culture

Karl Dickinson -
Indianapolis saw an opportunity. They had plans for a cultural trail, bringing arts, pride, and improved mobility options to the downtown area. This also handed the city a chance to deal with the amount...
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:...
General

CityChanger Carlo Ratti: Designing Natural-Artificial Cities

Karl Dickinson -
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...
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...
Greenery

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

Metka Novak -
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 -
“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 -
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 -
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...
General

CityChangers.org: An Introduction

Cornelia Forsthuber -
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 -
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...
Guest Article

How to Make Public Spaces Inclusive for an Ageing Society

Ignacio Foyatier -
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...
FWE Nexus

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

Metka Novak -
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...
Car-Free

How to Create a Low Traffic Neighbourhood

Lauren McAskie -
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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