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Making Cities More Resilient in the Face of Climate Change
2013-07-18 04:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: Cities around the world, aided by long-sighted business leaders, are working to "future proof" themselves against disaster. Recently, the 4th annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation took place in Bonn, Germany where leaders from every corner of the earth came to learn how to prepare for the effects of climate change. he United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued an informational handbook to help mayors through the process of making a more resilient city, better...
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Mexicos cities not ready for climate change
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Towns on Mexico's Caribbean coast are behind schedule on the design and implementation of plans to face the challenges of climate change, in spite of the urgency of measures to reduce vulnerability. The country's 2012 General Law on Climate Change requires state and municipal governments to implement programmes addressing issues like greenhouse gas inventories and adaptation and mitigation policies. IPS visited 37 coastal municipalities in the southeastern states of Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatn...
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Microsoft CityNext Aims to Build 'Smart Cities'
2013-07-11 22:33:48| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Microsoft on Wednesday announced CityNext, a global initiative that will eventually build "smart cities" around the world.
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More Chinese cities likely to curb auto sales: Industry group
2013-07-11 14:37:49| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Eight more cities in China, the world's biggest auto market, are likely to announce policies restricting new vehicle purchases, an official at the automakers association said, as Beijing tries to control air pollution. Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary general at the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), did not give details on the new measures and there has been no word from the government. But the industry group warned the planned restrictions could cut vehicle sales by 400,000...
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Ecopolis: The emergence of 'regenerative cities'
2013-07-11 10:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Global statistics point towards an increasing exodus of people from the countryside into urban areas. Currently, just over 50% of humanity lives in cities, but the impact of these cities on the planet is devastatingly unsustainable. In an urbanizing world, we have to redesign our cities and their systems of resource use in order to survive. Thankfully, Professor Herbert Girardet has spent much of his working life on this issue and has come up with the concept of 'regenerative cities' that aims...
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