Experts from the World Resources Institute will be joining leaders from business, government, and environment communities at the annual ACES and Ecosystems Markets 2012 Summit. The summit will take place from December 10 – 14 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
This post is part of a series on World Water Week, an annual event designed to draw attention to and discuss global water issues….
The winner of the sustainability category, Urban Cycle Trainers, works to integrate new bicyclists into traffic and promote cycling as a mode of transport in Xalapa, Mexico.
- active cities
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- bicycling
- bike lanes
- bike paths
- CACS Highlights
- Communications + Marketing
- competition
- concursoCACS
- Cycle Paths
- cycling
- environmental sustainability
- Health + Road Safety
- healthy cities
- Integrated Transport
- region:South America
- sustainability
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Water
- water accessibility
- water quality
- waterways
2011 will be an important year for the Chesapeake Bay, not only because scientists are predicting an unusually bad “dead zone” this summer….
A study by Montreal University found that children living in economically disadvantaged urban areas are the most likely to choose walking and cycling. Photo by Nicola Jones.
- active transport
- air pollution
- air quality
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- carbon dioxide
- carbon emissions
- children
- city:Montreal
- city:San Francisco
- country:Canada
- country:Taiwan
- cycling
- data
- environment
- environmental governance
- infrastructure
- Integrated Transport
- Land Use
- land use policies
- Mass Transit
- public transit
- public transportation
- rail
- region:Asia
- region:North America
- Research Recap
- transport
- transportation
- transportation infrastucture
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- Walking
- Water
- water quality
Experts and innovators meet to chart the future of ecosystem conservation
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p>A new report on the state of the world’s oceans is gaining considerable attention this week.
Solar panels cover a train tunnel in Antwerp, Belgium, providing enough energy to power 4,000 trains for one year. Photo by Adams K.
- air quality
- Air Quality + Climate Change
- biodiesel
- Biofuels
- Bus Rapid Transit
- car share
- cities
- city:Beijing
- city:Calgary
- city:Chicago
- city:Dubai
- city:Gurgaon
- city:New York City
- city:Philadelphia
- city:Seattle
- city:Toronto
- country:China
- country:France
- country:India
- country:United Kingdom
- country:United States
- electric vehicles
- Energy Efficiency
- Ford
- global climate change
- Global Warming
- Health + Road Safety
- high speed trains
- Integrated Transport
- pedestrian safety
- Pollution
- public art
- public private partnerships
- public transit
- region:Asia
- region:Europe
- region:North America
- solar energy
- storm water runoff
- Urban Development + Accessibility
- urban revitalization
- vehicle safety
- water quality
This post originally appeared on The Asia Water Project website, and is reposted with permission.



