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18 June 2019
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking power demand. Evergo is a blockchain-based, plug-and-play backend system that addresses this challenge. It tracks energy trading and diversifies…
1 May 2019
This presentation showcases Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) undertaken as part of pilot projects from key infrastructure sectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), including urban development, transport, energy, water, and social development. Challenges, priorities, and key issues arising are…
5 December 2018
Know more about the collaborative design process in promoting resilient cities.
5 December 2018
This presentation discusses how smart card and GPS can be used for transit policy-making in developing cities. It also shares a case study from Ulaanbaatar city.
5 December 2018
ICLEI, the leading global network of 1,500+ cities, towns and regions committed to building a sustainable future, shares its work on public procurement with the Procura Program in Barcelona.
4 December 2018
This presentation shares the ow-carbon transport experiences in the Philippines and the Republic of Korea.
4 December 2018
What kind of city do we want? A sprawling city with a lot of highways or a compact city with places accessible by walking or public transport? Check out what must be done to re-design public transportation to promote low carbon cities.
4 December 2018
Seoul alone consumed 10.3% of the total national energy output while producing 2.95%. To reverse this trend, Seoul implemented the experiment, One Less Nuclear Power Plant Policy (OLNPPP).
15 November 2018
This presentation reviews the rapid progress of high-speed rail (HSR) construction and its successful competition with cars and air travel on distances between 100 and 1,200 km. More than 20 countries have built or are building HSR lines, but the United States is not among the leaders in HSR…
25 May 2017
Strategy 2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes the need for Asia and the Pacific to pursue “open regionalism,” keeping trade and investment links open with the rest of the world.1 ADB’s Strategy 2020 also aims to increase regional cooperation and integration (RCI) in all operational…