Making arts central in a regional Australian community

Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, are confronting the challenges of urban growth, working to create the paradigm shift required in urban design and planning to better nurture nature in city development. Connected Cities

Birigui (São Paulo, Brazil) shares their plans for future sustainable development projects and provides a history of their successful initiatives. Note that this document is in Portuguese. Actions

Paola and Valletta in Malta are regenerating cultural and heritage sites through decentralized and democratized urban planning to improve social, cultural and economic aspects of city life. People Connected Cities

Sweet Water Foundation in Milwaukee, USA, is taking advantage of the benefits of urban agriculture, using aquaponics, harvest celebrations, markets and learning hubs to encourage ecologically sensitive food production, innovation and urban renewal. Connected Cities

The statement that Cities Programme Director, Ralph Horne, delivered at the UN Global Compact's Plenary Statement at Habitat III. People Actions

The paper is presented in four parts. Section I outlines the need for the ethical city and charts areas of consistency and contradiction with current city movements. Section II defnes the key tenets of the ethical city as a response to contemporary urban challenges. While recognising that each city is unique and faces, therefore, a...