Habitat for Humanty: Financing the demand for informal housing
Large-scale urbanization in major cities has resulted in rapidly increasing demand for shelter — and is one of the biggest reasons why financing for…
Bridging the GAP: Urban advocacy for children and youths
The General Assembly of Partners (GAP) is the main vehicle for civil society and other stakeholders to organize and advocate ahead of Habitat III,…
BRT: A ‘Rainbow’ Future for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
A new BRT system has recently opened that serves the corridors in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad in India. The two cities face similar problems that come…
NSF Awards $12M to Establish Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN)
A consortium of 14 U.S. academic institutions received a $12-million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address challenges that threaten urban water…
White House urges cities to join Compact of Mayors
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama urged city mayors to publicly commit to measurable, reportable and verifiable climate action by joining the Compact of Mayors.…
UN Reaches Consensus for Sustainable Development Goals
Citiscope.com NEW YORK — A marathon weekend negotiating session reached the finish line on Sunday, August 2, 2015 as 193 U. N. member states reached…
“Smart Cities” Pilot Program in Brazil
For the last two years a pilot project has been under development to transform the city of Águas de São Pedro, a small town…
Mineta Transportation Institute: New Report summarizing transit polls
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 — Researchers and transit planners now have a one-stop report that assembles questions from 56 US public opinion…
The new Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN)
Aug 3, 2015 With support from a $12 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation, a consortium of 14 academic institutions and key…
Crafting an Urban Agenda (UN Issue Papers): Social Cohesion & Equity
As part of the global conversation about a new Urban Agenda, UN Habitat has put out Issue Papers, focused on 22 research areas divided…