Urban Governance in Asia Pacific
Michael Young delves into the Focus Area of Governance, specifically within the context of Asia Pacific.
Michael Young delves into the Focus Area of Governance, specifically within the context of Asia Pacific.
This is a report on the Ethical Cities: Urban Innovation Forum held in Barcelona on 6 July 2016, organised by RMIT Europe in partnership with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and the UN-Habitat Resilience program. It is part of RMIT University’s contribution to facilitating dialogues on global urban futures. This Forum builds on...
In the Brazilian state of Paraná, programs encouraging the production and consumption of nutritious, affordable and delicious food are tackling health, social and economic problems associated with food insecurity. Connected Cities
The small municipality of Pinhais in Southern Brazil is implementing food and nutrition security programs in urban schools and backyards.
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
Drawing on a study of stakeholder experiences building community-based urban aquaponics enterprises in Milwaukee, USA, and Melbourne, Australia, research at the Global Compact Cities Programme explored the elements required to foster the development of urban aquaponics. Connected Cities Actions
A comparative case study analysis of two urban aquaponics social enterprises in the cities of Melbourne (Australia) and Milwaukee (USA). People
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