UK
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.

Preston is my Paris: creativity close to home
26 February 2010
Preston is my Paris: creativity close to home

Cre­ativ­ity and com­munity are key aspects of this pro­ject, which seeks to unlock the cre­ativ­ity of res­id­ents and explore new per­spect­ives in famil­iar ter­rit­ory, the small city of Pre­ston in the UK.

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.

One city, many stories: mapping Kuala Lumpur
12 February 2010
One city, many stories: mapping Kuala Lumpur

City of Shared Stor­ies explores the memor­ies that reside in the places we work, play and live in. Do you have a story to share?

Why bees and humans share the same fate
25 January 2010
Why bees and humans share the same fate

If the humble hon­ey­bee dies out what will become of humans? Albert Ein­stein was once fam­ously quoted as say­ing, “If the bee dis­ap­peared off the sur­face of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.”

A frog in time saves nine
17 January 2010
A frog in time saves nine

A palm-sized gad­get than can save more than 2 500 litres of water a year: meet the Leakfrog.