Urban Development Media Scan – 29 December 2016

Here are the recent urban development media items:

Global

  1. 2016 reveals deadly dangers of air pollution (12/27/2016)
    Source: The Herald
  2. How to Support Mental Health Through Urban Planning (12/23/2016)
    Source: CityLab
  3. Five ways to plan the cities of the future (12/22/2016)
    Source: The Guardian
  4. Agriculture: Sowing the city (12/22/2016)
    Source: Nature
  5. This innovative financing tool could reduce violence in a city near you (12/22/2016)
    Source: World Economic Forum
  6. How GPS data derived from e-taxi platforms could improve road conditions in developing countries (12/21/2016)
    Source: VentureBeat
  7. Twelve Organizations Promoting Urban Agriculture around the World (12/18/2016)
    Source: Foodtank

Africa

  1. Nigeria: Climate change and the housing sector (12/25/2016)
    Source: The Guardian
  2. Volkswagen Wants To Pilot A New Business Model In Rwanda Combining Production, Ride Sharing (12/23/2016)
    Source: AFKInsider
  3. U.N. warns of water crisis in Nigeria’s megacity Lagos (12/22/2016)
    Source: Reuters
  4. African Development Bank Group Approves €769.78 Million to Improve Urban Transport in Abidjan (12/16/2016)
    Source: AllAfrica

Asia

  1. Bangladesh: A peek into the first national conference on urban resilience (12/23/2016)
    Source: Dhaka Tribune
  2. India: Vizag emerges as model city in sanitation (12/23/2016)
    Source: The Hindu
  3. Google Maps will now guide you to the nearest public toilet in several Indian cities (12/22/2016)
    Source: Mashable
  4. Study reveals inequalities in carbon footprints of Chinese households (12/19/2016)
    Source: EurekAlert (AAAS)
  5. Human Rights and Sustainable Development (12/15/2016)
    Source: USAID

LAC

  1. Mexico: Cities can pick up nations’ slack on combating climate change (12/18/2016)
    Source: Grist

Middle East

  1. How to Help Urban Refugees (12/22/2016)
    Source: CityLab
  2. How to Understand Urban Violence in the Middle East (12/19/2016)
    Source: CityLab

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