No list of inspirational sustainable cities would be complete without a nod to Reykjavik – the capital, largest city and cultural hub of Iceland. Its tiny...
Sixty-three of the world’s biggest cities have almost doubled the measures they are taking to reduce climate change since 2011, according to a new report. The...
The mayors of 10 US cities have joined forces in an effort to promote energy efficient buildings, saying that reducing waste could lower energy bills by...
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany – with a population of 1.8 million – and it is growing. It is one of Europe’s most...
The City of London must embrace social impact investing in order to bridge the gap between the costs of meeting social needs and the limits of...
TEDxLondon, with a theme of ‘City2.0’, sought to bring the issue of sustainable cities to the forefront. Speakers outlined how to deal with a growing urban...
Leo Johnson answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. Johnson is a sustainability expert and a partner at global consulting firm PwC, following the acquisition...
With a population of around 435,000, Bristol is the largest city in the south-west of England. In many ways, it seems like a capital, detached from...
Turnaround Challenge: Business & the City of the Future, by Michael Blowfield and Leo Johnson, outlines the steps required towards a more sustainable economy and prosperous society. Now’s your...
A sustainability manifesto for businesses and cities, Michael Blowfield and Leo Johnson’s Turnaround Challenge: Business & the City of the Future outlines the steps required towards...
Copenhagen has an urban population of over 1.2 million. It is the capital of Denmark and the country’s most populous city. Selected as 2014’s winner of...
Cities are often criticised for being crowded, dirty places, over consuming and under providing. People are crammed in, and there they are left to build their...
Hundreds of cyclists gathered outside Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters on Friday to protest against the lack of road safety for cyclists in the capital. The...
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design of a new garden city to help solve Britain’s...
The impressive Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London was the location for the Economist Events’ Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday, during which a wide range of international...