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How Large Cities Can Advance a Renewable-Powered EV Infrastructure
2014-03-30 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The recent Chicago Auto Show was a great place to see new car models and automakers futuristic designs. Until recently, few automakers displayed electric vehicles. But this year, most showed clean electric and hybrid cars, and showed off their cool next-gen concepts. How can Chicago and Illinois strategically position themselves to be electric vehicle leaders as innovative car technologies move forward? The city that works needs an electric vehicle infrastructure of smart policies and modern,...
Why Africas Cities Need African Planning
2014-03-29 07:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Arch Daily: In this article, originally posted on Future Cape Town as "Designing African Cities: Urban Planning Education in Nigeria", Professors Vanessa Watson and Babatunde Agbola discuss a paradigm shift occurring in Nigerian Planning Schools: from the American and European planning theories that have so far been applied in Nigeria to new theories more suited to dealing with the unique challenges presented by African cities. In June 2011, the Governor of Osun State inaugurated a 10 man Committee for the...
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We Can Make Our Cities More Resilient by Making Them More Natural
2014-03-28 12:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Metropolis: Scientists predict that extreme meteorological events are becoming more frequent and destructive. For instance late last year, Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm recorded in the world so far, decimated central island cities in the Philippines. Recent data sourced from the Japanese Meteorological Agency indicated extreme weather occurrences across the globe. These pose critical challenges to our current and future rebuilding programs in cities where extreme weather has become the new benchmark for...
Most Chinese Cities Fail Pollution Standard, China Says
2014-03-27 21:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Only three of the 74 Chinese cities monitored by the central government managed to meet official minimum standards for air quality last year, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced this week, underscoring the country's severe pollution problems. The dirtiest cities were in northern China, where coal-powered industries are concentrated, including electricity generation and steel manufacturing. The ministry said in its announcement, posted on its website on Tuesday, that in the broad...
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IEEE Invites Global Municipalities to Engage in New IEEE Smart Cities Initiative
2014-03-26 16:18:00| Transmission & Distribution World
IEEE has announced the IEEE Smart Cities Initiative. read more
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