copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
What people say is the biggest benefit to communal living | World . . . “Co-living is an opportunity to live in your own private place but still be part of a ‘family’,” says Jaimee Williams of SPACE10, IKEA’s “research and design lab” and co-organizer of a survey on perceptions of communal living “Urbanization has led to unaffordable housing and, paradoxically, increasing loneliness ”
How climate smart communities drive global impact Powered by specially designed solar drive systems with smart power management technology, the initiative adapts to the scalability and specific needs of the community, allowing energy to be dynamically allocated based on real-time demand and ensuring clean, efficient and effective power use across applications
An economist explains the pros and cons of globalization As we enter the fourth wave of globalization, driven by the digital revolution, there is renewed debate over whether it is a beneficial force: powering economic growth, and allowing the spread of ideas to improve people’s lives; or whether it erodes communities, and widens the gap between the elites and the rest of the world
14 innovative projects helping to build a better world It has planted more than 30,000 seedlings, and established community seedling nurseries in villages near Borneo’s remaining tropical rainforests Reforestum and Ecosphere+ Spain-based CO2 offsetting service Reforestum teamed up with UK climate solutions company Ecosphere+ to enable individuals and businesses to finance forest conservation and
15 innovations that are bringing nature back into our cities We live in an urban era, by 2050 cities will host nearly 70% of humanity If cities don’t heal their relationship with nature, our species will face increasing threats In this foreseeable future we might forget that cities are living systems where the positive relationship between the natural and built environment can be enhanced Natural
How can we make cities more sustainable? | World Economic Forum Nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050 The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to ensure these cities are safe and sustainable for all
5 big challenges facing big cities of the future - The World Economic Forum The use of environmental technologies which can cool buildings more efficiently or run vehicles that are less polluting will also lead to better future cities Installing sensors in the homes of ageing seniors living alone can connect them to the community and summon help when they are unwell or hurt
Video games are transforming how we communicate with each other - and . . . For more than 17 years, the not-for-profit has been building a community of practice around the premise that games as a medium can be a powerful driver for social change Games for Change supports game creators and social innovators to improve their communities and learn through gameplay, hosting events like the XR Brain Jam , a hackathon that
How Africas diaspora can boost the continents prosperity Innovation, community engagement and diaspora insights can help reshape the African continent's vibrant landscape of opportunity and growth With knowledge of technologies and industries acquired abroad, the African diaspora is uniquely placed to develop solutions tailored to Africa’s needs
Informal settlements are growing everywhere — heres what we do More people than ever before are living in slums or other informal settlements This isn't just a global scale problem, though — it's also a global scale opportunity The number of people living in slums or other informal settlements has grown by 165 million in the past 20 years, bringing the total to nearly 1 1 billion