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Durban, South Africa
eThekwini Communal Ablution Blocks for Informal...
In 2004, the municipality initiated the community ablution blocks (CABs) programme to provide communal water and sanitation facilities to un-served informal settlements in the urban and peri-urban areas of eThekwini.
Munich, Germany
Integrated Action Program for Climate Protectio...
Munich aims to make 50-percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2030.
Tallinn, Estonia
Free Public Transport in Tallinn
In January 2013 the capital of Estonia made a shift to free public transport and became the world's largest city to offer free transit for all its residents.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The City of Copenhagen's Bicycle Strategy
Sustainable cities of the future will be ones where transport options other than fossil-fuel powered private vehicles are the norm. Bike-friendly Copenhagen is leading the way, as this case study explores.
Andernach, Germany
Andernach – The Edible City
Not only is the city of Andernach creating more quality in public spaces, but with useful plants and extensive greening measures, it is providing a healthy town climate and promoting crop plant diversity while providing a welcome change in the menu for its citizens into the bargain.
Kocaeli (Province), Turkey
"Prepare before it’s too late": learn to live w...
After the Marmara earthquake in 1999, the City of Kocaeli decided that living with risk cannot be business as usual. The city is using risk mapping to revisit its development priorities. Moreover, the city is engaging the community in innovative public awareness efforts.
Berlin, Germany
Climate-Neutral Berlin 2050
Berlin’s new energy and climate protection strategy, which will develop the capital into a climate-neutral and climate-adapted city by 2050, is an excellent example of integrated, sustainable urban development.
Berlin, Germany
Making Berlin accessible to all
Berlin has the ambition to become a world-class example of a ‘barrier-free city’. It has compiled a series of planning guidebooks and developed a tactile scale model of the city for visitors and citizens alike.
Bogotá, Colombia
Zero Waste Program
The Zero Waste Program aims to reduce waste and increase recycling by formalization of the labour force and the introduction of education and training programs for workers and the community.