Sustainable Development

Eco city

Eco-innovations in Designing Eco-cities and Eco-towns

The objective of this third article of our collaborator Dr. A.N.Sarkar is to look at the potential benefits of developing eco-cities and eco-towns with focus on ecology, environment, sustainability and economic impact aspects. Technology and urban layout for Eco-City and Eco-Towns are also highlighted. This is complemented by a detailed case study on leading Eco-cities…
China shared bike

Smart Mobility in a sharing world – Part I

Owning a car is still cool but it is not smart at all. A car drives in average only 1.7 people per year and it is responsible for 25% of the global CO2 footprint. Bikes were definitely part of our urban environment since their invention. Nowadays it is an important component when planning our modern…
Smart Cities India Expo 2016

Smart Cities India Expo 2016: two editions and going on

The 2nd Smart Cities India Expo 2016, the three-day fair conducted in New Delhi, received an overwhelming response and was concluded with Smart Cities India 2016 Awards.
Smart Cities India 2016 Expo has the support of 10 central ministries and a host of international associations

Smart Cities India 2016 Expo

The 2nd edition will showcase their capabilities over three days (11-13 May) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi to unveil what it takes to build smart cities in India.
City view

PPP for cities

The international benchmark on Point-to-Point Protocol in smart and sustainable cities Cities, and especially those in emerging countries undergoing swift growth, are forced to constantly develop and improve their services.
Reciclaje

Alternatives for recycling: one-bin system

The American cities of Longmont (Colorado) and Houston (Texas) are about to test a recycling system without waste separation that could potentially increase the recycling rates in these and other towns.

World Population: Are we capable to save our planet?

 The capacity of our environment to provide space, to produce food and to supply energy is limited. We depend on limited resources for our survivor and yet, we keep increasing our population as if they were infinite.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khFjdmp9sZk

World Population: Are we capable to save our planet?

The capacity of our environment to provide space, to produce food and to supply energy is limited. We depend on limited resources for our survivor and yet, we keep increasing our population as if they were infinite. Worldpopulationhistory.org presents this video where the world population growth can be overviewed from the year 1 C.E. to the…
Litter Manifesto

Many of UK´s major companies, together under Hubbub´s declaration

Wrigley´s, McDonald´s or Veolia are only some of the firms who have joined a petition addressing the British Government, hoping to develop a new and effective large-scale plan against littering. Small acts like throwing a piece of paper or a chewing gum to the ground may seem simple and harmless, but it actually mounts up…
Green Car

Spain paves the way for alternatively-fuelled cars

The Spanish Government has passed the Alternative Energy Vehicles Impulse Resolution (VEA); now the goal is to increase the number of these vehicles and to boost their industrialization.

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