#sustainablecities — Public Fediverse posts

🏙️ Can the 15-minute city make housing less affordable?

A new study involving ICTA-UAB explores the link between proximity to everyday services and rental prices in Barcelona, València, Palma and Granada.

🔎 Greater accessibility can come at a cost.

🔗 www.uab.cat/web/news-det...

#SustainableCities

🏙️ Can the 15-minute city make housing less affordable?

A new study involving ICTA-UAB explores the link between proximity to everyday services and rental prices in Barcelona, València, Palma and Granada.

🔎 Greater accessibility can come at a cost.

🔗 www.uab.cat/web/news-det...

#SustainableCities

European buildings are collecting human urine and turning it into fertiliser, with systems processing 3 million litres a year | World News

A toilet in an office or apartment building usually has a simple purpose: waste goes in, water carries…
#Europe #EU #European #europeanspaceagency #fertiliserfromurine #nutrientrecovery #sustainablecities #urinerecycling
https://www.europesays.com/europe/147419/

Bringing the farm to the people. A grocery store/supermarket built with greenhouses on the roof to provide localmaxxed😉 lettuces to the community.

The supermarket was clearly designed with the farm in mind: skylights throughout the store offer a window into what’s growing above. “The cool thing about producing locally and on a building is you can create synergy within the building,” Leschke said. The greenhouse is heated through the waste heat of cooling aggregates downstairs, and rainwater is the primary source of water for the greenhouse and plant production. Some of the greenhouse is also powered by sustainable energy – primarily solar.

#urbanfarming #REWE #eatlocal #eatlocalfood #sustainablecities

‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/11/supermarket-salad-rooftop-garden-berlin?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The Future of Indian Cities: Designing for Mobility, Inclusion, and Everyday Life

#TycoonWorld #IndianCities #FutureOfCities #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #SmartCities #SustainableCities #InclusiveCities #WalkableCities #Mobility #UrbanMobility #PublicTransport #CyclingInfrastructure #PedestrianFriendly #Walkability #PublicSpaces #ClimateResponsiveDesign #ClimateResilientCities #SustainableUrbanDevelopment #UrbanInfrastructure #CityPlanning #InclusiveUrbanDesign

https://tycoonworld.in/future-of-indian-cities-urban-mobility-inclusion/

Rooftop rainwater could break cities’ air conditioning trap

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.optimistdaily.com/2026/08/rooftop-rainwater-could-break-cities-air-conditioning-trap/

https://www.europesays.com/africa/380053/ Morocco: Morocco swapped scorching black asphalt for porous “sponge” pavement; the experimental surface ran up to 16°F cooler, offering cities a surprising new way to beat urban heat #BlackAsphalt #HeatIsland #marrakech #MarrakechSustainableCity #Morocco #PermeablePavement #SpongePavement #SustainableCities #UrbanHeat #UrbanInfrastructure

Alberta Population Growth Spills Beyond Calgary

The migration story unfolding across Alberta represents one of North America’s most pronounced urban expansion pressures in recent…
#NewsBeep #News #Calgary #alberta #CA #Canada #CanadianHousing #housingaffordability #migration #PopulationGrowth #Strathmore #SustainableCities #UrbanPlanning #urbansprawl
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/856707/

Alberta Population Growth Spills Beyond Calgary

The migration story unfolding across Alberta represents one of North America’s most pronounced urban expansion pressures in recent…
#Canada #Calgary #Alberta #CanadianHousing #housingaffordability #Migration #populationgrowth #Strathmore #SustainableCities #urbanplanning #UrbanSprawl
https://www.europesays.com/canada/166575/

Ah, the revolutionary idea of a park designed for, *wait for it*, people to actually use! 😱 Century-old #innovation, folks! 🌳🚴 Who knew that trees and bike trails could coexist in a city's green lung? Alert the Nobel committee! 🏆
https://alsterrunde.com/hamburgs-stadtpark-a-park-built-to-be-used/ #parkdesign #urbanplanning #greenliving #sustainablecities #HackerNews #ngated

https://www.europesays.com/africa/339658/ South Africa renews pledge for inclusive and sustainable cities #AfricaUrbanForum #Agenda2063 #DistrictDevelopmentModel #housing #HumanSettlements #InformalSettlements #IntegratedUrbanDevelopmentFramework #NationalDevelopmentPlan #NewUrbanAgenda #SDG11 #SouthAfrica #SustainableCities #ThembiSimelane #UnitedNations #UrbanDevelopment

[email protected] & @[email protected] tout a new initiative that helps mayors access technical expertise and finance to accelerate progress.
mrf.lu/22h_1
#ClimateAction #SustainableCities

Europe is getting hotter. And air conditioners are not the answer

This year, summer in European c…
#Europe #EU #climateadaptation #climatechange #coolmaps #coolrooms #coolingcities #districtcoolingsystem #Europeheatwave2026 #Europeanheatwave #extremeheat #greeninfrastructure #heatactionplans #HeatReadyLondon #heatresilience #LondonHeatActionPlan #ParisPlanCanicule #sustainablecities #urbanclimateresilience #urbanheat #urbanheatislandeffect #urbanplanning
https://www.europesays.com/europe/86200/

https://www.europesays.com/dk/115160/ Copenhagen Expands CopenPay Year-Round and Takes Tourist #Copenhagen #CopenPay #Denmark #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableCities #SustainableTourism #TOURISM #TRAVEL #UrbanSustainability #WonderfulCopenhagen

Carbelim’s algae-based clean air product deployed at IIT Madras uses microalgae-powered photobioreactors to capture CO₂, purify air, generate oxygen, and monitor air quality in real time.

#Carbelim
#IITMadras
#AlgaeTechnology
#Microalgae
#CleanAirTechnology
#AirPurification
#CarbonCapture
#CO2Reduction
#OxygenGeneration
#Photobioreactor
#SustainableCities
#ClimateTech
#GreenInnovation
#UrbanAirPollution
#RealTimeMonitoring
#ESG
#CSR
#SmartCities
#Sustainability
#CleanAirForAll

https://www.europesays.com/dk/105316/ Copenhagen Expands CopenPay Year-Round and Takes Tourist #Copenhagen #CopenPay #Denmark #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableCities #SustainableTourism #TOURISM #TRAVEL #UrbanSustainability #WonderfulCopenhagen

WUF13 offers new opportunities for dialogue https://www.byteseu.com/?p=2035531 #Azerbaijan #Baku #development #GlobalCooperation #homelessness #Housing #MinisterialMeeting #RepublicOfAzerbaijan #SustainableCities #UnitedNations #UrbanDevelopment #WorldUrbanForum #WUF13Baku

https://www.europesays.com/africa/242342/ Nigerian official: Future of humanity is increasingly connected with cities #Baku #CleanEnergy #ClimateChange #D8 #EconomicDevelopment #EnergySecurity #housing #Infrastructure #Nigeria #PublicServices #ShuaibBelgore #SustainableCities #SustainableDevelopment #UrbanPlanning #urbanization #WUF13

https://www.europesays.com/africa/240701/ President of Libya’s Presidential Council: Resolving urban problems requires strengthening international partnership #Baku #InternationalCooperation #Libya #MohamedYunisAlMenfi #SustainableCities #UNHabitat #UrbanDevelopment #WUF13

Lithuanian deputy minister: We welcome Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction

Lithuania highly appreciates Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction, Povilas Poderskis, Head of Office at Lithuania’s Ministry of Environment,…
#Lithuania #LT #Europe #Europa #EU #Azerbaijan #Bucha #Irpin #Lietuva #lithuania #naujienos #reconstruction #SustainableCities #Ukraine #WUF13
https://www.europesays.com/2997194/

https://www.europesays.com/2997194/ Lithuanian deputy minister: We welcome Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction #Azerbaijan #Bucha #Irpin #Lietuva #lithuania #naujienos #reconstruction #SustainableCities #Ukraine #WUF13

Lithuanian deputy minister: We welcome Azerbaijan’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction https://www.byteseu.com/2028410/ #Azerbaijan #Bucha #Irpin #Lithuania #RECONSTRUCTION #SustainableCities #Ukraine #WUF13

Smart Air Purification and Carbon Capture: Engineering Nature

Smart air purification is shaping the future of clean, sustainable cities by combining nature-based carbon capture with advanced climate technology.

Cleaner air. Lower carbon. Smarter cities.

#SmartAirPurification #CarbonCapture #CleanAirTechnology #SustainableCities #ClimateTech #DirectAirCapture #UrbanAirPurification

If a riverfront looks beautiful but cannot function ecologically anymore,
👉 it is not restoration — it is ecological replacement.
Because cities do not survive on concrete alone.
They survive on functioning ecosystems.
#UrbanEcology #RiverRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience #Biodiversity #WetlandConservation #SustainableCities #GreenInfrastructure

#ISECEE2026 #EngineeringConference #AcademicConference
#WaterInfrastructure #UrbanResilience #SmartCities
#FloodManagement #WaterEngineering #SustainableCities
#Research #Academia #Researchers #PhDLife
#Berlin #GermanyResearch #BerlinAcademia
#TUberlin #FreieUniversitaetBerlin
#CallForPapers #SubmitAbstract

Hello #Fediverse 👋

We have moved to our new home on https://stiftungen.social, together with 15 other German foundations.

Joining this decentralised, open‑source network is part of our commitment to ethical and inclusive digital spaces. Here, we’re especially keen to exchange ideas around #TrustworthyInformation, #SustainableCities and #SociallyEngagedArts.

Follow along, and let’s work towards a more just and sustainable future together.

#Introduction #NewHere #NeuHier

Recycling matters. But it arrives very late in the story.

A circular economy begins earlier: in design, repair, reuse, borrowing, public procurement, libraries, schools, and shared infrastructure.

Maybe the future is not about perfect consumers.

Maybe it is about better systems.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/recycling-vs-circular-economy-reuse-repair?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #RepairCulture #Reuse #SustainableCities #PublicInfrastructure #SystemsThinking #ClimateJustice

🔬 Present your research
🌍 Collaborate with global experts
📄 Publish and share your insights

📍 Berlin
📅 September 14–15, 2026

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#ISECEE2026 #EngineeringConference #AcademicConference
#SmartCities #UrbanInfrastructure #DigitalTransformation
#SustainableCities #UrbanPlanning #CivilEngineering
#Research #Academia #Researchers #PhDLife
#Berlin #GermanyResearch #BerlinAcademia
#TUberlin #HumboldtUniversity
#CallForPapers #SubmitAbstract

https://www.alojapan.com/1478506/resilient-tourism-starts-with-residents-lessons-from-japan/ Resilient tourism starts with residents: lessons from Japan #Infrastructure&PublicPrivatePartnerships #Japan #JapanTourism #résilience #SustainableCities #tourism #UrbanDevelopment Every winter, visitors to Sapporo, Japan can watch a public square evolve from one use to another. In December, the square serves residents: seniors chat on benches, vendors set up stalls, kids cut across on their way to school. By February, the same square anc

Sustainable Outdoor Signage for Eco-Friendly Cities
🌱 With solar-powered outdoor displays, cities are embracing sustainability in their signage solutions. Green tech for a greener future.
#EcoTech #SolarPower #OutdoorSignage #SustainableCities

🌍 Cities in the Global South are stepping up their game!

By focusing on housing-led initiatives, these urban areas are transforming settlements, recycling water, and implementing nature-based solutions.

This approach not only enhances livelihoods but also strengthens resilience against climate shocks.

As we move toward Agenda 2063, it's inspiring to see communities take charge of their futures!

#UrbanResilience #SustainableCities #ClimateAction #JustTransition #Agenda2063

🔧 Exciting innovation in home heating! The Merino Mono heat pump is revolutionizing efficiency in places where mini-splits just won't fit. With fast, flat-rate installations, it's making eco-friendly heating accessible in San Francisco. 🌱

This is a game changer for urban living, combining comfort with sustainability. Say goodbye to outdated systems and hello to a greener future!

#SustainableCities #CleanEnergy #EcoFriendly #HeatingSolutions #UrbanLiving

Germany is stepping up its game in sustainable building! 🏡✨ With new standardized practices for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), it’s becoming easier to incorporate solar energy into roofs and facades. A handy web tool is streamlining the process, and training programs are prepping tradespeople for this exciting shift.

This is a significant move toward greener cities and renewable energy adoption! 🌍⚡️

#SustainableCities #RenewableEnergy #BIPV #SolarPower #EnergyTransition

Denmark is painting the town red—for the bats. In a world-first initiative, the municipality of Gladsaxe has switched to red LED streetlights along key roadways to protect local nocturnal wildlife, particularly bat species sensitive to artificial light.
The core scientific insight is that traditional white and blue light spectrums disrupt bats' echolocation and feeding patterns. Red light, however, offers a safe, sustainable alternative that maintains public safety while preserving the local ecosystem.
This isn't just a quirky experiment; it's a smart blueprint for eco-conscious urban planning. The shift reduces light pollution and energy consumption, demonstrating how city infrastructure can meet global sustainability goals (like the UN SDGs) and successfully coexist with nature.

#RedLights #Bats #LightPollution #SustainableCities #UrbanPlanning #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation #Denmark #GreenTech #SmartCity #Environment #EcoFriendly #LEDlights

https://indiandefencereview.com/denmark-just-switched-to-red-streetlights-solving-a-problem-every-modern-city-deals-with/

Real Estate Sector of Haryana Prepares for the Next Phase of Urban Growth at the National Urban and Real Estate Development Conclave

#TycoonWorld #RealEstateIndia #UrbanDevelopment #UrbanGrowth #SmartCities #SustainableCities #CityPlanning #UrbanTransformation #InfrastructureDevelopment #HousingSector #AffordableHousing #MixedUseDevelopment #IntegratedTownships #TransitOrientedDevelopment #UrbanInfrastructure #PropTech #DigitalGovernance

https://tycoonworld.in/real-estate-sector-of-haryana-prepares-for-the-next-phase-of-urban-growth-at-the-national-urban-and-real-estate-development-conclave/

📰 Circular management of human excreta as a pillar of sustainable cities and food systems

https://hal.science/hal-05478504

This is the written summary of a presentation I gave at the annual meeting of the International Fertiliser Society (you can watch the presentation here: https://video.ploud.fr/w/qb3a8rXPxW7QQmWN7uBBKS)

I discuss the limitations of sewer-based sanitation in the face of climate change and increasing water scarcity: can we still afford the amount of water that is needed for sewers to effectively carry fecal matter all the way to the treatment plant?
Obviously I also mention how alternative management methods are being tested throughout Europe, including in large neighborhoods in Hamburg, Sneek, or Helsingborg (and soon Paris).

#circularity #circularEconomy #environment #sanitation #fertiliser #toilets #sustainability #sustainableCities #WWTP #sewers

Smart cities won’t succeed until mobility becomes effortless. The future isn’t more roads—it’s smarter movement. #SmartCitiesIndia #MobilityAsAService #UrbanMobility #TrafficDecongestion #SmartInfrastructure #SustainableCities #FutureOfCities #LeadershipThoughts
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indias-smart-cities-wont-succeed-until-we-fix-mobility-qwjkc

🌟🏙️ Culture breathes life into cities! UNESCO spotlights Oaxaca, Mexico, where textile artisans like Alfredo Hernández Orozco preserve living heritage—blending tradition with urban dignity. From looms to community inventories, it’s about sustainable, resilient spaces for all. A beautiful fusion of past & present! Read more: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/culture-foundation-inhabiting-and-living-city-dignity.

@goodnews

#GoodNews #CulturalHeritage #OaxacaVibes #SustainableCities #UNESCOWin

City nights look brighter with a 24W street light. This LED powerhouse delivers reliable, energy-efficient illumination that keeps sidewalks safe and streets lively while lowering utility costs. Small wattage, big impact—a simple switch toward smarter urban lighting. #LED #SustainableCities #SmartLighting

Chennai Corporation plans to install biogas plants in schools to reduce LPG usage and promote clean energy through kitchen waste recycling. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/chennais-green-move-biogas-plants-planned-in-school-kitchens-um028lid?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ChennaiCorporation #BiogasPlants #SchoolKitchens #SustainableCities

🌍 Các siêu đô thị trên thế giới đang thắng cuộc trong cuộc chiến “xua bụi mịn”, đưa bầu trời trở lại xanh thẳm nhờ chuyển sang xe điện, mở rộng không gian xanh, nâng chuẩn công nghiệp và hệ thống giám sát không khí hiện đại. 🌿🚗💨

#MôiTrường #AirQuality #GreenCities #BauTrờiXanh #CleanerAir #SustainableCities #EcoFriendly #CityInnovation

https://vtcnews.vn/cach-cac-sieu-do-thi-tren-the-gioi-xua-bui-min-gianh-lai-bau-troi-xanh-ar992277.html

🚨 New CSH-World Bank study warns: Urban sprawl could deny 220M people piped water & 190M sewage access by 2050! Compact cities boost services without extra costs. Shape matters! 💧🏙️ Read more: https://csh.ac.at/news/urban-sprawl-could-deny-220-million-people-access-to-clean-water-by-2050/ #UrbanPlanning #WaterAccess #SustainableCities #Newz

Đến năm 2030, 100% phương tiện giao thông công cộng tại Hà Nội và TP.HCM sẽ sử dụng năng lượng sạch, xanh và thân thiện với môi trường theo mục tiêu mới được Thủ tướng đề ra. Đây là bước tiến quan trọng nhằm giảm phát thải khí nhà kính và cải thiện chất lượng không khí tại hai đô thị lớn nhất cả nước. #GreenTransport #GiaoThongXanh #HaNoi #TPHCM #NangLuongSach #SustainableCities #GiaoThongCongCong #ClimateAction #Hanoi2030 #TPHCM2030

https://vtcnews.vn/den-nam-2030-100-phuong-tien-giao-thong-co

Exciting developments at the 2025 World Mayors Summit! 🌍

Youth activists are teaming up with mayors to push for real climate solutions. The expansion of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund will support 300 cities in their efforts.

Local leaders stress collaboration as key to achieving climate goals, with over 2,500 projects aimed at enhancing #CleanEnergy and #SustainableCities. https://www.c40.org/news/world-mayors-summit-day-3/

🌍 Exciting developments in the Global South! The C40 Cities Finance Facility is stepping up to help cities like Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Rabat, and Cartagena fund essential climate solutions.

From green transport to clean energy and nature-based projects, this initiative aims to reduce emissions while creating jobs and boosting resilience in these communities.

Let's support sustainable growth! 🌱✨

#ClimateSolutions #SustainableCities #GreenEnergy #Resilience #C40Cities