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Join our webinar: Cities are getting hotter

Join our webinar: Cities are getting hotter

How can cities prepare for more extreme heat? Join USE and Dr Sara Meerow for a practical webinar on seven heat resilience planning principles, with examples from leading cities and tools to support urban heat planning.
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How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

How to protect citizens from the next heat-wave?

Heat waves place a lot of citizens at risk of health issues. Barcelona's climate shelter network shows how cities can protect the most vulnerable, using infrastructure they already have.
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Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona's Climate Shelters

Barcelona has developed a citywide network of climate shelters to protect residents from extreme heat in summer and cold in winter by taking advantage of already existing public and private infrastructure.
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KomKuk – linking creativesicons_use
Düsseldorf, Germany

KomKuk – linking creatives

Fostering creativity through creative enablement
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Rea Vaya - Bus Rapid Transit System

The Rea Vaya (‘we are going’) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system provides accessible, reliable and affordable public transport services for residents of Johannesburg and reduces the city’s C02 emissions.
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Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy
Quito, Ecuador

Metropolitan District of Quito Resilience Strategy

The city of Quito is preparing to face the challenges of the 21st century based on its adaptive capacity, which is built on social and economic inclusion, efficient urban performance and environmental sustainability.
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Karachi, Pakistan

Holistic Eco-Villages for Flood Rehabilitation

A sustainable model for disaster recovery and development
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Urban Development Strategy for the City of Chisinau
Chisinau, no country specified

Urban Development Strategy for the City of Chisinau

This project addresses challenges using participatory approaches in the area of local governance, finance, and the application of modern urban and land management practices.
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Medellín, Colombia

Heartfelt Houses / Proyecto Juan Bobo

Inhabitants of a former informal settlement are supplied with clean water, sewage, and waste disposal.
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Kenny Javier Cayama Perez
Caracas, Venezuela

Kenny Javier Cayama Perez

Individual | Urbanista
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Blair Ruble
Washington, D.C., United States

Blair Ruble

Individual | Administrator
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Cairo, Egypt

MennatuAllah Hendawy

Individual | Teaching Assistant, Urban Planner
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Johannes Roderer
Berlin, Germany

Johannes Roderer

Individual | research assistent, urban and landscape planner
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SciTech DiploHub
Barcelona (área metropolitana), Spain

SciTech DiploHub

Institution
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Washington, D.C., United States

Julia Canney

Individual | Policy and Communications Associate, Impact:Peace
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