SDG11

China's One Belt One Road initiative in Africa

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can it be sustainable?

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In 2013, China announced the One Belt One Road initiative. A global infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Roads initiative connects Africa, Asia, and Europe, stimulating investment in infrastructure as well as the local economies of the countries involved. Touted as a stimulus package for a slowing economy, there are some concerns that this could […]

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Business, Energy, Government, Innovation, Technology
Australia's capital city, Canberra, has been named the world's most sustainable city. How did it achieve that goal and what can we do to follow its example?

Most Sustainable City: Canberra’s Example

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Canberra, the world’s most sustainable city It’s official, the most sustainable city in the world is Australia’s capital city, Canberra. Last May, the UK company, Uswitch, crowned the 2021 winner. Still, much of the credit is due to Canberra’s green transport and renewable energy supply. Importantly, the Uswitch award helps focus attention on strategy. As

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Sustainability

Urban Green Spaces: Not just a walk in the park

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Throughout history, many cultures have placed great value on the natural world. Unfortunately, our modern world is often blind to this value. In fact, the modern world is one insulated from nature. We destroy natural habitats to clear land for roads, buildings, and farmland. And a significant portion of our urban spaces lack greenery. However,

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Environment, Society, Sustainability
Are your kids' losing important nature play to screen time?

Worried About Your Kids’ Screen Time? How Nature Play Could Help

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Nature play is any play that gets children active or thinking actively outdoors. The goal is to build skills and be able to play without parental or adult control. This can be in any setting, so long as it’s outdoors. Nature play is when children are provided with the opportunity to engage in unstructured play

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Health, Lifestyle, Society

Sustainable high-rise buildings: Is it possible?

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The term ‘sustainable city’ conjures up images of houses with gardens, large public parks, and bicycle paths. However, urban growth is growing quickly. As population density increases, so does the number of high-rise buildings. So, can a city full of high-rise buildings be sustainable? It is important to consider sustainability within the context of a

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Society, Strategy, Sustainability
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SDG11: September 2021 Webinar Highlights with Paramita Rahayu

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The THRIVE project would like to extend our warmest gratitude to Paramita Rahayu for giving a guest presentation at our September Thrivability Matters webinar. The theme of this webinar was United Nations SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. About our speaker Doctor Paramita Rahayu is an associate professor, speaker, and researcher in the Urban and Regional

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urban slum

Urban Slums: How to Sustainably Fix the Problem

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Urban slums are called different things in different places. Favelas in Brazil, townships in South Africa, villa miser in Argentina. There is a sensitivity around the use of the word and its place in politically correct and socially reformative language. But whatever we choose to call these communities, we need to address the suffering of

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Government, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
Kiruna becomes a sustainable city

Kiruna: How to Move a city and Make It Sustainable

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Kiruna has to move. Home to the largest iron ore mine in the world, fractures in the ground from mining activity are threatening to swallow the Swedish town. Far from being daunted by this task, Kiruna is using this as an opportunity to become a sustainable city with a more diverse economy. How to Move

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Government, Innovation, Society, Strategy, Sustainability

Urban Heat Islands: How we can cool our cities

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Many large cities across the world are in danger of becoming all but unlivable due to rising local temperatures. In cities, air, surface and soil temperatures are almost always warmer than in rural areas, with temperatures often up to 10C hotter. This is the urban heat island effect. Urban heat islands are most evident in

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Environment, Health, Society, Sustainability
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