Browse by subject: Built environment: Urban (64)
Why we all need a walk in the park
11 Nov 2006
Urban parks are an essential part of our health service - English Nature
West of England pledges to cut carbon by 10%
22 Sep 2009
What have Capgemini, Bristol Zoo and the University of the West of England (UWE) got in common? Along with ten other...
Wanted: cool roofs for hot-and-bothered town
22 Sep 2009
With urban green space at a premium, rooftop gardens provide an opportunity to provide a respite from concrete, encourage...
Upstake New York
05 Nov 2006
New York plans to leap to the front rank among US states in the switch to renewable energy. Generating real excitement...
The wildlife of London town
05 Nov 2006
One hundred animals and plants that can be found in London are listed as flagship species in a new biodiversity action...
The tube is my office
10 Jan 2008
When it dawned on him that tube trains were perfect ready-made workspaces, furniture designer Auro Foxcroft phoned...
Swedes do it greener
01 May 2009
New EU scheme chooses its Green Capital cities for 2010 and 2011
If you want to see the best that Europe...
Street life revival
13 Nov 2007
’DIY streets’ schemes balance traffic with community needs
Britain’s city streets should put pedestrians...
Stockholm seeks the sustainable city
12 Nov 2006
The problems that confront our cities share many common features, whatever their special local circumstances. So...
Spread the word
05 Nov 2006
Can they be serious? Environment Agency Chairman Sir John Hannan was at Nature’s World in Middlesbrough recently...
Six and the City
11 Nov 2006
All aboard for the Liveable City Awards. Could this be some global gong-fest, with celebrities vying to select the...
Shop your clone town
29 Oct 2007
Shop your clone town
Survey to measure the spread of identikit high streets
Revolutionary new wind turbines spark a surge in renewable energy
11 Jan 2010
A wave of new turbine designs is brightening the prospects for small- and medium-scale wind power. After years of...
Planetary health case for high density development
04 Nov 2006
Urban sprawl has been fingered as a major villain of the piece on climate change, as well as on health and the quality...
Place in the sun for thermal solar
05 Nov 2006
Barcelona is showing the rest of Europe a powerful example with a campaign to get more of its hot water from thermal solar panels...
Oxford learns to car share
05 Nov 2006
A second major car-rental company has lined up with car-share enthusiasts to create a car-club scheme aimed at cutting...
Next generation PV is smaller than small
16 Aug 2010
A surge in innovative design to capture sunlight could see all high-rise windows double up as photovoltaic panels,...
New link for Newcastle
05 Nov 2006
The revolutionary Gateshead Millennium Bridge caused quite a stir when a giant floating crane put it in place in November...
Megacity mix and match
30 Oct 2007
Hot topics – or hot air? Iain Aitch looks for the action when big cities club together on climate change.
London's learning
05 Nov 2006
Large cities share some daunting challenges in maintaining a sustainable environment. Worldwide, cities hold half...
London lights the way
12 Nov 2006
Imagine, as John Lennon omitted to sing, London as the world’s most sustainable capital city. It may be a mouthful,...
LED streetlights cash in on low-energy technology
21 May 2009
High-powered, low-carbon lamps ready for rollout across UK
Law ’n’ order
25 Feb 2009
It’s not only environmentalists who raise an eyebrow when people concrete over their lawns.
Planners are...
Keeping the peace
30 Oct 2007
Countryside needs more protection from urban sprawl, show new maps
‘Peace and quiet’ – it’s the most...
Into the heart of the wild, wild city
10 Nov 2006
Our urban areas are Britain’s fastest-growing wildlife habitat, argues Chris Baines. Now they need managing as such...
Intelligent lighting for darker skies
21 Jan 2010
Prototype street lighting technology which will both improve the quality of night skies in urban areas, and cut electricity...
Home zoning for street life
04 Nov 2006
Brighton and Hove, struggling with traffic as so many cities do, is about to create its first Home Zone, a little...
Greening the streets of Stress City
10 Nov 2006
Not just a pretty space: a town full of trees is good for your body, soul and bank balance. Chris Baines proves it
From wasteland to woodland
05 Nov 2006
Urban wastelands can often be turned into woodland as a simple, low-risk, low-cost option with a high value to local...
Exclusive interview with the man behind Curitiba's master plan
15 Mar 2010
Jaime Lerner tells Green Futures how to redesign a city, what Brazil’s major metropolises have yet to learn, and...
Eco-Municipalities take seed from Canada to Kenya
05 May 2009
How on earth should we begin greening our metropolises? By asking the right questions, says The Natural Step.
Designer farming
15 Oct 2007
Urban food projects take to the skies and the water
It’s not just a huge floating hydroponic glasshouse,...
Creative energy
30 Oct 2007
Renewable power projects really can work. On a serious scale. Here’s the living proof – and a challenge for Britain to match...
City oasis
25 Jun 2008
‘Eco-sculpture’ brings creative energy to Clerkenwell - and Milton Keynes Something strange and tree-like...
Cities of light
21 Jan 2009
As Forum for the Future unveils its latest Sustainable Cities Index, Roger East asks just what makes a city sustainable...
Cities act on climate change
05 Nov 2006
A partnership of five local authorities in the East Midlands is running the UK pilot scheme in a new global Cities...
Capital hotspots
05 Nov 2006
There’s a huge source of energy lying ignored underneath London, and it could be tapped to heat the city’s...
Campaign for greener cities gathers pace
08 Dec 2009
Green roofs could keep our cities cool in the stifling summer sun, according to a new report. Research shows that...
Bin wins
09 Oct 2007
Buttcatchers are capturing the imagination of councils around the UK
Invented to keep cigarette butts and...
