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Mumbai, India to Receive Water from Potentially Disastrous River...
Some of the largest cities in India, including Mumbai, are now slated to receive water from a very controversial river inter-linking project. Slated at $130 billion, the mega-project aims to divert...
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Koolicar & Titi Flores Partner to Launch Carsharing in Nantes, France
Last week, in Nantes, France, the transportation society Titi Floris (located in the Nantes suburb of Saint-Herblain) and the start-up Koolicar launched a carsharing system. The system will use...
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Idealistic Eco-Neighborhood in Lille, France Faces Unforeseen Problems
Humanicité is an eco-neighborhood supported by the Catholic University of Lille, France. It is situated next to a metro station and in immediate proximity to the hospital. The project is meant to be a...
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Nice, France Bets on Solar Power Experiment for Energy Solutions
Since 2011, the program Nice Grid, based outside of Nice, France, has been testing the integration of solar panels within industrial enterprises and individual homes. Their grand-scale experiment...
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Four Years After Paris, France’s Fréquel-Fontarabie Eco-Neighborhood Opening
Four years after its opening, and one year after being labelled an “eco-neighborhood,” what has become of the Fréquel-Fontarabie housing block, located in Paris’s 20th district? Has it been able to...
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Rising Sea Levels: Designing A Future To Save San Francisco
Surrounded by water, San Francisco sits as a sacrificial offering, waiting to be swallowed by the Pacific Ocean. The year is 2072 and San Francisco is an island. Downtown has been erased and...
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Rwanda, Africa Revises Policies on Climate Change & Food Security Linkages
The Rwandan Civil Society Organization recommends changing its policy so that it reflects the links between climate change, commerce, and food security. This is to be done with the goal of advancing...
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Is Your City as Prepared for Water Shortages as Trois-Rivières, Quebec?
The water shortage that hit the City of Longeuil, Canada in January 2015 has had repercussions reaching all the way to Trois-Rivières. Those involved in the city’s municipal administration asked...
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Lessons in Placemaking from the Dabbawallas of Mumbai, India
Social innovation, when done properly, not only provides sustainable jobs. It can also shape the culture of a city. A sustainable business does not have to be high-tech, and no one knows this better...
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Historical Baumanskaya, Moscow Metro Station Closes for Renovations
On February 8, 2015 the Baumanskaya Metro Station, in Moscow, closed for 11 months of renovations. The renovations will include changing its escalators, which were installed with its opening in 1944....
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Unconventional “Wikibuilding” Planned to Help Reinvent Paris, France
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, has designated lot M5A2 in the ZAC Masséna (a concentrated development zone) a part of the project “Reinventing Paris.” The lot is a bare swath of terrain stuck just...
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The Loss of Internet Equality in the City of Riverside, California
Access to the Internet has become a necessity these days. Both the United Nations and the creator of the internet have argued that access to it is a human right, and it’s hard to ignore the increasing...
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Château de Millemont, France Becomes an Open-Sourced Eco-Village
From August 15th to September 20, 2015, a hundred makers are going to build a village about energy transition at the Château de Millemont in Millemont, France. Benjamin Tincq, Co-founder of OuiShare,...
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Clichy-Batignolles, France’s Eco-village Implements Pneumatic Waste Disposal
Since January 2015, the inhabitants of the new Clichy-Batignolles eco-neighborhood in Paris, France have been using a pneumatic waste collection system. This innovative waste management model, that...
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Communes in Nièvre, France Weeding Chemicals Out of Landscaping Process
During the course of half a day, representatives of communes in Nièvre, France worked to create a common landscape architecture and weeding plan. The first portions outlined came from some of the City...
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Belfort, France Student Cycling Organization Expands Impact Following Award
Vélocampus du Lion is a student organization that is highly attached to the green values it hopes to transmit. Its activism has recently gained recognition: Crédit Agricole’s local branch awarded them...
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Marrakech, Morocco Gabion Basket Homes Provide Sustainable, Affordable Housing
In Marrakech, Morocco, a model home is being constructed as a part of a project that seeks to build houses made of gabion baskets in rural regions of Morocco. The association behind this initiative is...
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Apply to Arch Grants, “Pass Go,” and Collect $50,000 in St. Louis, Missouri
Grow your start-up with $50,000 -no strings attached. If that sounds too good to be true, there is just one catch: you have to move your business to St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis based non-profit...
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Eco-Neighborhood Establishes itself Near Regional Nature Park in Lurais, France
The Grand-Claud eco-neighborhood in Lurais, France is set to be a national example. The 470,000 Euro project, which started in 2009, took a long time to come to fruition. But, as of a few days ago,...
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“Flower Factory” Tours Begin at the Municipal Garden of Curitiba, Brazil
Located in the Guabirotuba neighborhood, the Municipal Garden of Curitiba, Brazil received the first group of residents interested in learning about the production process of the flowers that decorate...
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