China
Biodiversity begins in your backyard
6 March 2010
Biodiversity begins in your backyard

The green cor­ridors cre­ated by back­yard biod­iversity provide an import eco­lo­gical link, con­nect­ing the urban hab­itat to its rural counterpart.

500,000 green rooftops in Shanghai: how can you retro-fit your city?
18 February 2010
500,000 green rooftops in Shanghai: how can you retro-fit your city?

A few low-cost, prac­tical ways to pre­vent water waste and con­serve energy with green rooftops.

China gets back on the bike
2 February 2010
China gets back on the bike

Bike own­er­ship in China is on the decline while car own­er­ship con­tin­ues to rise. How will China shift gears and move back to pedal power?

Hangzhou’s handy bike sharing scheme
18 January 2010
Hangzhou’s handy bike sharing scheme

Amber Par­kin shares her exper­i­ence using Hangzhou’s bike shar­ing scheme, which enables tour­ists to see the city as a local would, and provides res­id­ents with a green trans­port alternative.

Charles Landry on ‘civic creativity’
21 December 2009
Charles Landry on ‘civic creativity’

Civic Cre­ativ­ity’ involves using the diverse ener­gies, skills and val­ues of the pub­lic, private and com­munity sec­tors and get­ting them to work together to make diverse, liv­able, cre­at­ive cities.

Charles Landry on the Geography of Blandness
13 November 2009
Charles Landry on the Geography of Blandness

Have you noticed a “geo­graphy of bland­ness” and death of diversity in your city? How can we main­tain a unique local iden­tity and visual vocab­u­lary as our cit­ies move towards a global city ideal?