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Book Launch CAREC Climate Solutions 2019

4 December 2018
Sustainia, a sustainability think tank and advisory group, is calling for sustainable urban solutions within the CAREC region. Sustainia processes and verifies solutions according to a set of robust selection criteria, developed, and fine tuned over the past eight years.

Call for Solutions

4 December 2018
Call for sustainable urban solutions within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) region.

Low Carbon Urban Transformation in the Ruhr Region

4 December 2018
Ruhr area as the energy and industry heart of Germany plays a major role for achieving GHG mitigation targets. Learn why the Ruhr area matter with regard to GHG mitigation.

Will People First City Design Make Chinese Cities Thrive Again

4 December 2018
Ever wondered how urban cities thrive? This presentation shares the characteristics commonly found in 50 successful urban areas in the United States. It also analyzes what make Chinese cities thrive.

Yokohamas Unique Urban Development and City to City Collaboration

4 December 2018
This presentation tackles a case of transformation from an industrial port city to a smart and green innovative city: Yokohama and its implications to cities in emerging economies.

Low Carbon Transport Measures for Fast Emerging Cities Lessons Learned from Seoul and Manila

4 December 2018
This presentation shares the ow-carbon transport experiences in the Philippines and the Republic of Korea.

Health Impact Assessment for Healthy Cities

21 November 2018
With rapid urbanization, changing demographics, increasing communicable diseases including pandemic threats and the impact of climate change, it is becoming clear that cities as centers of living and working need to provide healthier conditions for their populations. Countries are implementing…

How has HighSpeed Rail Improved Quality of Life in Peoples Republic of China

15 November 2018
The high-speed railway (HSR) has no doubt shortened significantly the time of mobility in the People’s Republic of China. This presentation examines the spillover effects of HSR in the PRC, particularly its economic, social, and well-being effects.

Railway Express between China and EU New Model of International Transportation or Traditional tool of Economic Growth

15 November 2018
China Railway Express (CRE) emerged in 2011 as a means of logistics between the People’s Republic of China and the European Union. This presentation describes CRE, its stages of development, challenges, business model, future, and the motivation of the three players behind its operation.

Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of HighSpeed Rail Some Evidence from Europe and China

15 November 2018
In recent years, there has been an increasing move toward appraising the impacts of transport investments beyond the direct user benefits and costs. This presentation reviews the arguments in favor of measuring such impacts, the progress made in implementing such impacts in the appraisal, and the…