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Vienna, Austria
Start Wien – Providing new migrants in Vienna w...
New migrants are provided with the most important information about life in Vienna as early as possible in their mother-tongues to help them find their way around the city.
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.
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
Project Hub Yangon, Myanmar’s first start-up in...
In 2012 the first incubator and co-working space in Myanmar, initiated by a former World Bank employee with expertise on economic development and innovation for developing countries, opened their doors to a new generation of young, creative and motivated people.
Windhoek, Namibia
MoveWindhoek – New bus system makes Namibian ca...
MoveWindhoek is a new bus system with which poorer population groups are to be provided with better access to mobility and urban motorised individual transport is to be reduced in the long run.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Operations Center
The Rio Operations Center's responsibility is to control the city's daily operations, integrating several departments involved in Rio's routine; and to manage crisis and emergency situations.
Linköping, Sweden
Linköping Carbon Neutral 2025
In 2011 the Municipal Council adopted its long-term climate goal to make Linköping a carbon-neutral community by 2025.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires City’s Collaborative Roundtable fo...
The central idea of these roundtables is to engage a frank dialogue between the municipality and its citizens and to stimulate imaginative and innovative actions by senior officials.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Estidama Sustainability Program
In one of the world’s most rapidly growing cities, a new government-mandated program – Estidama (Arabic for “sustainable”) - aims at making all new buildings in the United Arab Emirates more environmentally responsible and sustainable.
Santa Monica, United States
The Wellbeing Project: Measuring and Managing W...
Santa Monica, California is tapping the power of data to evaluate wellbeing. The City of Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project has created a framework to evaluate community wellbeing, developed a mechanism to measure it and is using this data to target its policies and programs to help residents thrive.