Artist collective Basurama makes creative use of waste in order to re-think our relationship with unsustainable ways of living. ...
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At the opposite end of poverty tourism you can find Unseen Tours, a social enterprise that supports vulnerably housed individuals...
See moreArchitects in Beirut are using Miyawaki reforestation to return a polluted river to people and nature and “turn EGO into...
See moreCitieS-Health is making citizen science people-centred from research questions to solutions. Several citizen science projects have evaluated environmental parameters...
See more“An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment of the contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right...
See moreSoftware freedom activism meets environmentalism in Bogotá. Like anybody else, Antonio Vanegas likes to breathe clean air in his...
See moreThe best built-in odour sensor? It’s sitting on your face. Did you know that around the world, odour pollution...
See moreThis living breathing playground harnesses the power of play to generate clean air in one of Europe’s most polluted cities....
See more“It’s not about the process creating a whole bunch of prototypes, it’s about the process actually being a vehicle to...
See more“It’s possible at a neighbourhood or city scale for us to completely overturn how change happens” Imandeep Kaur, CIVIC SQUARE....
See moreCan you imagine a world where affordable housing would be defined according to average income, not market forces? Where neighbourhoods...
See more“Art need not be fiddling while the world burns. Art can link with science and the full power of human...
See moreA suburb in San José granted citizenship to pollinators and declared itself a sanctuary for bees. Welcome to Curridabat. ...
See more“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
See moreSome sixty volunteers from the urban Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (uBMS) have been tracking lepidoptera in 27 parks and gardens around...
See moreThe B-Lines project supports the small wild inhabitants of the British landscape by forging new pathways and regenerating an interconnected...
See moreIt’s bold, colourful, and sometimes illegal; it makes big statements and spreads joy; it redefines our streets even when it...
See moreEixarcolant is propelling us towards a future in which eating native “weeds” and cultivating local varieties of vegetables and forgotten...
See moreLA Green Grounds makes the world more edible one garden at a time, and in doing so turns urban food...
See moreClosed-loop, regenerative, urban agriculture: Good Neighbor Gardens is farming the city and feeding San Diego one garden at a time....
See moreBrooklyn Grange Farm is one of the largest rooftop farms in the world, and from high up in New York...
See moreCycloponics breathes new life into France’s underground car parks where they farm organic mushrooms, endives and microgreens right under the...
See moreCopenhagen is home to Europe’s largest vertical farm, Nordic Harvest, that uses renewable energy and applies robotic technology in innovative...
See moreFlowers, vegetables, tea plants, fragrant herbs and fruit trees blossom next to the train platforms used daily by hundreds of...
See moreA social enterprise in India is bringing much needed play into children’s lives with low-cost playscapes made from scrap tyres...
See moreThe beautiful game is embracing its green side. In the ultimate upcycle, a global architecture studio is using airplane bodies to...
See moreA new circular model of housing entirely created with reusable and recyclable materials has taken form in Italy thanks to...
See moreA Kenyan entrepreneur has taken discarded plastic and turned it into bricks that can hold twice the weight of concrete...
See moreEver travelled by poo power, perhaps even your own? These buses are powered by the fuel of the future. ...
See moreMarmalade, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, and now biogas... a Spanish city famous for its oranges is embracing the circular economy to create...
See moreIn Colombia, sustainable affordable homes are being built on solid grounds... coffee grounds. We love a project that solves...
See moreJust one step can be an insurmountable obstacle for wheelchair users. And this is where Wheelmap comes into play: the crowdsourcing...
See moreWater is getting the digital treatment. Within a network of innovative control towers in Spain, people are coming together with...
See moreImagine if voting was more representative of what people really wanted? That‘s exactly what is happening in Argentina thanks to these...
See moreA museum created in Minecraft is craftily encouraging citizens to fight climate change in virtual worlds – to help solve...
See moreAn innovative system of huge yellow floodgates is blocking the Adriatic Sea to hold back the tide, inspired by Moses parting the...
See moreQatar has an extreme climate, fragile ecosystems and a high dependence on non-renewable energy. But that's starting to change thanks...
See moreA new meeting place is weaving a culture of cycling into the fabric of everyday life in Tunisia – with women cyclists...
See moreBoomera works with Brazil’s waste pickers and big brands to find new creative uses for plastic that normally ends up...
See moreA group of activists led by a 'Water Warrior' are on a mission to improve the lives of Detroiters by...
See moreOne of Detroit’s most blighted inner city blocks is being transformed into an eco-village, led by a powerhouse resident with...
See moreThe current face of architecture is not an accurate reflection of what our cities look like. One woman in Detroit...
See moreAware that Detroiters of African descent have never lacked creativity or entrepreneurial zeal, one Detroiter wants to provide the one...
See moreSilver Sharers is a sharing scheme with a heart that matches homeowners over-50 in London with flatmates, providing long-term and...
See moreDo you segregate your wet and dry waste? Most people think it’s extra work, but if you can convert it...
See moreAfter the success of Somos Brasil – a photography, sound and DNA exploration of Brazilian identities – British artist Marcus...
See more"When dreams die, they do not make much noise. When hopes are crushed, the signs are soundless." Sheroes Hangout is...
See more“Where can I get this ingredient? This one costs a fortune and I only need a pinch of it, this...
See moreImagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
See moreAs in every design endeavour, it all started with a problem. In fact, two of them. The first encountered problem...
See moreScrolling through Instagram, a Too Good To Go ad pops up in which a girl and a boy sprint through...
See moreDriven by a firm commitment to create greener cities and a more sustainable future, Urban Green Club designs, manufactures and...
See more"We envision a world where cities recognise their interdependence with the world’s forests and use their political, economic, and cultural...
See moreGames can transform how we live, work and play. This UN programme proves how people of all backgrounds and ages can show...
See more“Small Food Bakery is a journey to try and build a localised, non commodity food system, perhaps masquerading as a...
See moreIf Antoni Gaudí were around today he would surely relish the advances 3D printing technologies are bringing to architecture, art...
See moreWithin a hidden mad professor's lab in Berlin-Kreuzberg, one team is on a mission to feed a rapidly expanding population,...
See moreToday mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
See moreHamburg is home to one of the world’s largest container ports. Also known as Germany's ‘Gateway to the World’, the...
See moreBuilt on floating barrels in the lagoon heart of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, the eco-friendly Makoko Floating School addresses the...
See moreMexico City’s masked superhero Peatónito (Little Pedestrian) has a mission - zero deaths on the roads. The safe streets crusader is delivering...
See moreAlmost every city in the developed world now has a housing market crisis. Homes are increasingly unaffordable, unsustainable and unhealthy....
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