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2011

Five Years After Banning Outdoor Ads, Brazil's Largest City Is More Vibrant Than Ever

German Autobahn to be Covered with Giant Public Park, November 30 place

Copenhagen: The benefits of green city planning go far beyond green jobs and CO₂ reductions, 13. oktober Copenhagen’s green city strategy does not only create green jobs and reduce CO₂ emissions – it also brings a long line of documented social and economic benefits for the city as a whole, concludes a new study.

Comment 2010 Reader Report: Tianjin Eco-city Cleantech Focus, WorldChanging Team, 6 Oct Emergent Urbanism, or ‘bottom-up planning’, February 14 2009 Developing the Open City, 15 October 2009 topic Your comment - Contribute via our Forums or a comment type article, or on any article via its talk page - click on 'talk' link at top of page

2010

Beirut Water Taxi Project new idea to help reduce congestion on Beirut's busy roads. 16 May place

Global Greenhouse Gas Standard for cities launched, 23 March The Greenhouse Gas Standard calculates emissions on a per capita basis, allowing cities to compare their performance and analyse the differences. For example, greenhouse gas emissions are 4.20 tonnes of CO2e per capita in Barcelona, Spain, 10.6 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 17.8 in Calgary, Canada. But emissions vary widely among cities depending on their primary energy source, climate, means of transportation and urban form. New York City, a high-density city in the US, produces 10.4 tonnes of CO2e per capita while Denver, another US-city with a much lower density, produces more than double that at 21.3 tonnes. topic

2007

• London’s gardens are vanishing, The Wildlife Trusts, May 30 / Urban focus UK

• C40 climate summit a huge success. Seoul to host next meeting. GLA, May 17 / Climate change global news

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