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    July 1, 2016

    Unlock Bengaluru: Five Things the City Needs to Get Right

    • Urban Development
    • electricity
    • health and road safety
    • Urban Development
    • electricity
    • health and road safety
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    April 19, 2016

    Announcing the New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Cohort

    • Business
    • Urban Development
    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    • transportation
    New Mobility Accelerator 2016 Participants
    • Business
    • Urban Development
    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    • transportation
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    December 16, 2015

    India Can’t Afford to Lose Any More Lives Due to Road Crashes

    • Urban Development
    • health and road safety
    • Road Safety
    • transportation
    India’s streets are notoriously dangerous. However, a new bill being passed through the Indian government offers hope to the country’s road safety problems. Photo by Gilbert Laszlo Kallenborn/Flickr
    • Urban Development
    • health and road safety
    • Road Safety
    • transportation
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    December 14, 2015

    Delhi’s Diet Plan

    • Urban Development
    • sustainable cities initiative
    The Delhi government should learn from experiences and design the details carefully.
    • Urban Development
    • sustainable cities initiative
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    December 7, 2015

    COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    COP 21 in Paris offers a big opportunity to recognize cities as being critical to overcoming the climate change challenge. Photo by Sheldon Wood/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    December 7, 2015

    Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate
    • Governance
    • Urban Development
    • extreme weather
    • Cambio Climático
    Photo Credit: Pandiyan via Compfight cc
    • Climate
    • Governance
    • Urban Development
    • extreme weather
    • Cambio Climático
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    October 5, 2015

    Beyond Mitigation: Planning for Resilience outside India’s Mega-Cities

    • Climate
    • Governance
    • Urban Development
    • fisheries
    • Cambio Climático
    • sea level rise
    As India rapidly urbanizes and climate change progresses, coastal villages–like Arnala–struggle to keep traditional industries alive. Photo by World Resources Institute
    • Climate
    • Governance
    • Urban Development
    • fisheries
    • Cambio Climático
    • sea level rise
    Sustainable Cities
    asia
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    August 15, 2015

    That Dingy Bus Stop is Hindering India’s Progress - An Economic Case for Safe Public Transport

    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • sustainable cities initiative
    A dingy bus stop, or a series of them, can thus cost more than a few dollars to the country. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • sustainable cities initiative
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    August 14, 2015

    Don’t Miss the Bus, Delhi

    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • sustainable cities initiative
    Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • sustainable cities initiative
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    asia
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    July 27, 2015

    Don’t Miss The Bus

    • Urban Development
    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • low carbon cities
    There were many technical reasons why Delhi’s BRT project floundered. For instance, it takes one minute for a bus to slow down and stop, for passengers to alight, and for the bus to then accelerate and leave. Photo Courtesy: EMBARQ/Flickr
    • Urban Development
    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • low carbon cities
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    July 23, 2015

    Designing for Safety

    • Urban Development
    • health and road safety
    • Road Safety
    Cities Safer by Design is a global reference guide to help cities save lives from traffic fatalities through improved street design and smart urban development. Photo Courtesy: jchessma/Flickr
    • Urban Development
    • health and road safety
    • Road Safety
    Sustainable Cities
    asia India
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    June 25, 2015

    Reimagining Mumbai

    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    As the national government announces its plan for Smart Cities, Mumbai too needs to visualize a smarter future.
    • low carbon cities
    • sustainable cities initiative
    Sustainable Cities
    asia
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    May 4, 2015

    Three Steps to Build a Greener and Climate Resilient India

    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    • drought
    • ecosystem valuation
    • forests
    • watersheds
    India’s cities are famed for their pollution, but it doesn’t have to be this way with clever planning. Photo credit: WRI/Flikr
    • Climate
    • Urban Development
    • drought
    • ecosystem valuation
    • forests
    • watersheds
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    April 14, 2015

    Urbanising India: A Closer Look

    • Urban Development
    • sustainable cities initiative
    • transportation
    Image Courtesy: Rejeet Mathews, EMBARQ India
    • Urban Development
    • sustainable cities initiative
    • transportation
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    asia India
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    January 21, 2015

    Making Big Ideas Happen

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Governance
    • development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Governance
    • development
    • sustainable development goals
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    January 15, 2015

    What will it take to create smart cities in India?

    • bus rapid transit (BRT)
    • India
    • low carbon cities
    • transportation
    With the right priorities and development strategies, India’s smart cities initiative has the potential to make cities more sustainable, inclusive, and safe. Photo by rebel/Flickr.
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    • India
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