Bristol describes itself as a “Laboratory for Change”. In awarding the 2015 title of European Green Capital to this city of 441,000 in South West England, the judges highlighted...
Category - Ecocities in Action
People, cities and organizations creating real change towards ecocities, worldwide. Projects, policies, victories, and more.
Ecocity Snapshots, Chapter 6: Copenhagen, Denmark: Good cycle karma
To “Copenhagenize” means to design cities for bikes rather than cars. Not surprisingly, Copenhagen sits atop the Copenhagenize Index, an international measure of a city’s bike...
New approaches to ecocities: The Cleveland Model
Cleveland, Ohio is not the first city that comes to my mind when I hear the word “ecocity”. Where are the natural armatures, the glass high rises gleaming with sunlight, the self...
Ecocity Snapshots, Chapter 5: Nantes, France: City of eco-neighborhoods
Nantes’ past, present and future are built on water. Located on the Loire River roughly 30 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Nantes was historically a harbor city. But in the 1980s...
Ecocity Snapshots, Chapter 4: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: Growing up – not out
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a walkable city and it aims to stay that way. This city of 242,000 people is the capital of the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain as well as the...
Ecocity Snapshots, Chapter 3: Hamburg, Germany: The business of sustainability
Hamburg proves that “greener” and “growing” are not mutually exclusive terms. Located 50 miles up the Elbe Estuary from the North Sea, Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city and...
From the Ground Up – EcoCity Building in Ecuador
My name is Max Freyberger, and I’m a second-year architecture student interning at Ecocity Builders. This past winter break I was given the privilege of traveling with a team of...
Ecocity Snapshots, Chapter 2: Stockholm, Sweden – Build the city inwards
Stockholm’s won its position as a sustainability leader by starting early and never resting. The form of this city of 910,000 largely follows public transportation corridors...
Changes Toward Ecocities
Cover Image: Mayor Humberto Sanchez shakes my hand agreeing to proceed with working on an ecocity project adjacent his city of Sacaba, a sub city of Cochabamba, partnering with...
Mobility in Cairo’s Informal Areas التنقل في المناطق اللارسميةفي القاهرة
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest urban center in Africa and the Middle East. It is the third largest metropolitan capital in the Muslim world after Jakarta and...