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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation refers to any efforts taken to decrease greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, including switching to renewable energy, cutting consumption and expanding carbon sinks. We must…
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Benefits of Mixed-Use Development
By consolidating commercial, retail and residential spaces into one area, communities can leverage existing infrastructure, shorten trips and promote destination connectivity more easily for residents. These projects promote healthy…
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Green Building Strategies
Buildings contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and energy, water, and material usage; green buildings help mitigate their negative effects through sustainable design and construction strategies. Green buildings employ…
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Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure refers to equipment and systems that meet essential service needs of populations while remaining environmentally-friendly, such as roads, buildings and utilities like hydroelectric power plants. Building…
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Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)
TOD maximizes the development impact of public transit investments, enhances regional competitiveness and advances equity. TOD also fosters vibrant neighborhoods while decreasing car traffic, air pollution and greenhouse gases…
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What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development (SD) refers to human activities conducted within the limits of Earth’s natural resources, while simultaneously optimizing economic growth while conserving biodiversity and decreasing inequality. It’s about making…
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Why Energy Efficiency Should Be Top of Mind
Energy efficiency should be top of your list whether your goal is reducing costs or simply making your home more comfortable. There are various reasons for prioritizing energy efficiency…
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How Smart Cities Help Cities Succeed
Your city could qualify as a Smart City depending on its starting point – from global hubs of commerce like New York to emerging economies like Zhejiang Province in…
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Smart Grids for Energy Suppliers and End-Users
Energy suppliers utilizing smart grid technology can customize production to better match customer demand and quickly isolate faults, redirecting energy around them to reduce their impact and avoid massive…
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The World Bank’s Urban Mobility Program
Urban mobility has an enormous effect on citizens’ lives and the environment, impacting on everything from daily commuter habits to technological disruption and sustainability initiatives. New habits, technological changes…