What is a 15-minute city?
This vision for sustainable cities imagines places where residents can truly live locally, with everything they need just a short…
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Where are the most sustainable cities in the world?
Urban sustainability is not just a question of economic or technological development, but also of prosperity, according to the Arcadis…
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Where are the largest cities in Europe?
It’s the big one, the leviathan, the great leader and global bastion – standing streaks ahead of its tiddly continental…
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How a French property firm turned its €5.6bn of debt green
Real estate investment trust Gecina has completed the landmark green conversion of its entire debt portfolio. Finance head Nicolas Dutreuil…
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Changing the lives of refugees through fashion design
By providing training and support, a new municipal project in Paris is aimed at giving refugees a first job and…
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How Paris’s participatory budget is reinvigorating democracy
Participatory budgeting allows residents to propose projects and vote on how they want to allocate a significant amount of municipal…
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French cities aim to make housing more secure in the midst of the pandemic
France is experimenting with rent controls to better protect inhabitants and make its housing markets more sustainable.
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How Paris plans to protect its residents from rising heat
Both the city and the greater metro region are taking a comprehensive approach, combining new parks and urban greenery initiatives…
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