4 Benefits of Participatory Tree Mapping for Jakarta's Development
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Jakarta, with its high population density, faces several urban problems, such as a decrease in air quality and flooding. Trees can be the solution to these problems.
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COVID-19 Could Affect Cities for Years. Here Are 4 Ways They’re Coping Now.
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The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare two facets of our new reality: we are more interconnected than ever, and cities are at the front lines of this crisis and will be at the front lines of any similarly globalized crisis in the future. Cities are already in adaptation mode.
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To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts
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Historically, cities have upgraded poor neighborhoods by razing and reconstructing them, often displacing residents. But to actually improve affordable housing and give residents access to services and opportunities, cities need a different approach.
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Personalizing Carbon-Footprint from Our Travels to Mobilize Climate Action
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We move from one place to another. From one point within a city to another. From one city to another. From one country to another. Such movement is difficult to avoid, but did you know that such travel has massive environmental impact?
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5 Maps Show How Moving Indonesia’s Capital Could Impact the Environment
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Building a new capital on Borneo may not improve conditions within Jakarta, and will require large infrastructure improvements in the new location. Looking at the variety of data on Resource Watch and Global Forest Watch, we’ve compiled five maps that show issues to consider before moving the capital.
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3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta
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Relocating the capital city could put immense pressure on new areas and might not remedy the flooding and gridlock affecting Jakarta.
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem
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New WRI research shows that cities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are expanding outward rather than vertically. As these places grow in population, continuing their unwieldy expansion outward could push them into economic, environmental and social crises.
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IPCC 1.5° Report: We Need to Build and Live Differently in Cities
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A clear message from cities emerges from the IPCC 1.5 report: Cities must live and build differently to mitigate and adapt to climate change. A manifesto from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities lead Ani Dasgupta.
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45 Cities Pursue a New Urban Strategy: Protecting Forests Near and Far
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Most people don’t associate cities with trees, but urban areas are actually dependent on healthy forests. A new initiative helps cities protect trees—both those within city boundaries and others hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
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Greening up Asian Games as energy of Asia
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As a multisport event involving over 9,000 athletes from 45 nations in Asia, the Asian Games holds promise to raise awareness and influence public opinion over certain issues, including sustainability.
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