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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.
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.
Cairo, Egypt
Participatory Development Programme in Urban Ar...
This project advises concepts and methods of participatory community development and grass roots based waste management in informal urban areas.
Krefeld, Germany
Neighbourhood development based on equal opport...
Through its pilot project Nachbarschaft Samtweberei (“Velvet weavers’ neighbourhood”) in the German city of Krefeld, the Montag Foundation for Urban Spaces is demonstrating how cooperation with the local authority can make socially sound urban development work.
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.
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.
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.
Seoul , South Korea
"I Will Centers" - Internet addiction preventio...
The goal of this initiative is to create Seoul as a healthy and safe area for children and adolescents in terms of internet use.
Vancouver, Canada
Visionary Vancouver: creating a welcoming and s...
The City of Vancouver has been awarded in 2012 the Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation in recognition of its Greenest City and housing affordability initiatives.