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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

  • cities
  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development
Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
  • cities
  • governance
  • poverty
  • urban development
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • adaptation
  • climate
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • green economy
  • international climate policy
  • investment

Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

  • cities
  • urban development
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There's Only One Ocean. This Is Its Moment.

  • climate change
  • fisheries
  • oceans
Fisherpeople come in at sunset at Sergang Laut. Flickr/Haryadi B
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Mangroves protect coastlines from storms, waves and erosion. Photo by patjosse/Pixabay
  • climate change
  • oceans
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Can Housing Be Affordable Without Being Efficient?

  • sustainable cities
Minha Casa, Minha Vida affordable housing project in Brazil. Photo by Paulomedford/Wikimedia Commons
  • sustainable cities

The Human Cost of Climate Change

  • climate
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  • drought
  • water stress
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Q&A: What Is the Future of Green Building?

  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities
  • cities
  • energy efficiency
  • sustainable cities

The View from the Bus: Better Transportation Means Better Lives

  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
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  • transport
  • transportation

3 Reasons City Dwellers Should Care About Forests

  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
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  • hutan
  • iklim
  • kota berkelanjutan
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Integrating Public Transport Networks to Overcome Jakarta Traffic Congestion

  • cities
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  • sustainable cities initiative
  • transportation
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  • transportation

Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Waste”: Developing Cities Show the Possibilities of the Circular Economy

  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
  • Cities & Transport
  • economy
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development

Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • air quality
  • climate change
  • forest restoration
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • oil and gas
  • Paris Agreement
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • water risk
  • water stress
  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • air quality
  • climate change
  • forest restoration
  • international climate policy
  • oceans
  • oil and gas
  • Paris Agreement
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • water risk
  • water stress

We Know How to Save Millions from Dying on the World’s Roads

  • health
  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
  • health
  • health and road safety
  • road safety
  • sustainable cities
  • urban development
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23 Terms to Know at COP23

  • Forests & Land Use
  • Climate
  • Cities & Transport
  • climate
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  • climate policy
  • climate science
  • COP
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  • climate
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  • climate science
  • COP

ASEAN Countries Must Act Together to Confront Climate Change

  • Climate
  • Asia
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • emissions
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • international climate policy
  • Climate
  • Asia
  • climate agreement
  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • emissions
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • greenhouse gasses (GHG)
  • international climate policy

How Cities Can Harness the Good—and Avoid the Bad—of the New Mobility Movement

  • cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • urban development
  • cities
  • transport
  • transportation
  • urban development

INSIDER: Negotiating Paris Agreement’s Implementation Guidelines at COP23

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  • climate
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  • COP
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