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In Malmö, an old industrial site becomes its own building supply

In Malmö, an old industrial site becomes its own building supply

An 18-hectare former shipyard in Malmö is being rebuilt using materials saved from its own demolished buildings.
Malmö: From Shipyards to Sustainable Living in Varvsstaden

Malmö: From Shipyards to Sustainable Living in Varvsstaden

From shipyard to showcase: Malmö turns an industrial site into a model for urban circularity.
Prague's Manual for Urban Planning

Prague's Manual for Urban Planning

Facing decades of car-centered planning and poor-quality streets, Prague's planning institute wrote a public space manual. In 2024 it was awarded as a best-practice case from the Living Cities Initiative. A new USE case study looks at what it changed.

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Food Ladder Oasis for Afghan Women
Kabul, Afghanistan

Food Ladder Oasis for Afghan Women

Social enterprise project addressing food security of vulnerable women and their families in Afghanistan.
Oslo, Norway

Oslo’s Traffic Agent app - Game to improve road safety

Oslo has turned to mobile technology to tackle traffic security issues affecting parents’ willingness to let their children walk to school. Its pioneering app, ‘The Traffic Agent’, provides child’s eye feedback to enable improved road maintenance and infrastructure planning.
Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project
Gunsan, South Korea

Gunsan City’s Old Downtown Regeneration Project

Heritage preservation and cultural tourism support an urban regeneration program.
Melbourne , Australia

4°C Cooler – Using green infrastructure to build a climate resilient Melbourne

In 2010 the city of Melbourne appointed a new Urban Landscape Team to produce a Green Infrastructure Program to cope with a difficult future climate and maintain its economic prosperity and liveability.
Hamburg, Germany

mySMARTLife

An urban transformation strategy to get rid of fossil fuels.
Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario
Rosario, Argentina

Integrated Metropolitan Governance in Rosario

Through the creation of new metropolitan structures, Rosario Metropolitan Area strives for an integrated approach of metropolitan planning processes.

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Blair Ruble
Washington, D.C., United States

Blair Ruble

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Smart Tehran Center (STC)
Tehran, Iran

Smart Tehran Center (STC)

Institution | Expert at Smart Tehran Center
Miranda Gardiner
New York City, United States

Miranda Gardiner

Individual | Director, Strategic Planning and Partnerships
Cid Blanco Jr
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Cid Blanco Jr

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Thokozile Beshenga

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