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Green living, Politics, Sep 15th, 2010,
The top cities in England for green transport include Nottingham, London, Brighton, Hove and Manchester. Nottingham came out top in a study of UK cities that gauged the East Midlands town to be the least dependent on cars and have the best public transport. The CBT, a green lobby group, judged the cities on accessibility and planning; quality and availability of public transport; and how pedestrian and cyclist friendly they are. From a report by the Press Association: The findings showed that in many cities people have little choice but to drive cars. Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) used a…
Tags: Brighton, car, city, Green, london, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, public, tram, transport
Climate Change, Green living, Politics, Apr 27th, 2010,
The World Expo in Shanghai, China begins on May 1st and will run until the end of October. With up to 100 million expected visitors, it is set to be the largest World Expo ever. The theme for Shanghai’s Expo 2010 is ‘Better City, Better Life’. This slogan combines traditional Chinese philosophy and Western utopian ideals for a development strategy based on a balance between rural and urban life. Better City, Better Life – in conjunction with the branding of Shanghai as a ‘City of Harmony’ – strives to portray an identity where technology, science, economic development, human space and…
Tags: 2010, Better City Better Life, China, city, development, Expo, harmony, Shanghai, sustainable
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 14th, 2010,
Chinese city streets used to be thronged with virtual seas of cycling commuters. Not so anymore. In fact China has recently surpassed the United States as the largest automobile market. The decline of China’s bicycle-culture has been lamentable, but at least one Chinese city is looking towards the past for solutions for the future. Hangzhou, a sizable city on the China’s east coast, is attempting to balance economic growth and development by implementing a free communal bicycle-sharing program. The bikes resemble many used in free or pay systems in cities around the world. Check out this video report from Al…
Tags: bicycle, bikes, China, Chinese, city, economic, free, Hangzhou, Pollution
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 7th, 2010,
Unseasonal winter weather in Mexico has caused widespread flooding resulting in death and destruction in the states of Michoacan and Mexico State as well as in the massive capital of Mexico City. According to an AP article, there have been 29 deaths in central Mexico so far as a result of the storms. Greater Mexico City is one of the three largest metropolitan areas in the world and lies in an enclosed mountain valley, making it vulnerable to flooding. The capital area is apparently inadequately prepared for floods of this magnitude. Heavy rains there have caused sewage canals to overflow…
Tags: capital, central Mexico, city, death, flood, flooded, flooding, Mexico, rain, storms
Climate Change, Jan 23rd, 2010,
In January 1910 the Seine River burst its banks and water streamed into the streets of Paris, entering the city’s basements and Métro tunnels. Now, the Great Flood’s 100-year anniversary may inspire quaint feelings of nostalgia among some residents of the City of Light, but it should also be cause for concern. Another comparable flood could happen again at any time. ‘But the Great Flood lingers without difficulty in the collective consciousness here—and these iconic photographs of a classical Paris submerged make it seem light, playful, and dreamlike. Soon enough, though, locals will see the surge firsthand, and it won’t…
Tags: 1910, city, flood, great, Great Flood of Paris, Paris
Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Jan 20th, 2010,
Full of green spaces and crisscrossed with 620 km (385 miles) of bicycle paths, the German capital of Berlin is a modern European city with practical approach to energy efficiency. Despite Berlin’s continued widespread use of coal for heating, the city has come up with some inventive solutions to meet its energy needs. This short CNN video reports on how this European capital is creating more alternative and eco-friendly projects in these environmentally challenging times. CNN – Turning sludge into energy
Tags: Berlin, capital, city, CNN, energy, European, German, Green, sludge
Science & Technology, Nov 4th, 2009,
Eco-friendly buildings are currently being built around the world, incorporating innovative advances in Green architecture. Here on greenfudge, we’ve already featured cutting edge eco-cities like Sweden’s Hammarby Sjöstad and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, but what else can we expect from the city of the future? Soon nanotechnology may provide additional advancements in Green urban living, but some ideas are decidedly low-tech. Take for instance: a city lit by glow-in-the-dark bacteria, the same kind that exists in some deep sea fish, tweaked – or genetically engineered, for those of you who don’t have a problem with that – to produce more…
Tags: city, future, grunge architecture
Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Oct 12th, 2009,
In a marked contrast to the ecologically reckless and headstrong behavior that continues to characterize development in the United Arab Emirates – especially Dubai – the state of Abu Dhabi is building an experimental city based on environmental sustainability. It is called Masdar City, a zero-emissions urban vision planned to house 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses, at a cost of $22 billion (€15 billion). An ambitious attempt by the UAE to diversify an economy largely dependent on fossil fuels, this planned city project is largely being funded by the state of Abu Dhabi and has a predicted completion time of…
Tags: Abu Dhabi, city, Masdar, UAE
