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Business Perspectives on Green Procurement

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.

Low Carbon City Development in Ulaanbaatar: Reducing GHG Emissions and Improving Air Quality

5 December 2018
This presentation shares details on Ulaanbaatar pilot city activities.

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.

Redefining Public Transport

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.

An Experiment for Urban Energy Autonomy in Seoul: The One 'Less Nuclear Power Plant Policy'

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).

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.

Keynote Speech

4 December 2018
Discover why cities are important in solving climate change challenge and in the global climate policy arena.

Messages for Railway Systems: Based on 30 Years’ Experience of JR Kyushu Privatization

15 November 2018
Japan has a wealth of experience when it comes to railway system. This presentation summarizes Japan Railway System’s experience and offers valuable lessons for the development of railway systems worldwide.

Interoperable Conventional Intercity and High-Speed Railway Station Location Identification Model

15 November 2018
Integrated interoperable rail systems facilitate the movement of high-speed rail (HSR) trains on conventional intercity lines or vice versa. Hence, for such rail systems, it is preferred that HSR stations are at existing intercity rail station locations.

Modeling Spatiotemporal Urban Spillover Effect of High Speed Rail Infrastructure Development

15 November 2018
The concept of spillover effects has been introduced and applied to high-speed rail development to formulate the economic impact in increasing regional tax revenue. This presentation looks into the idea of spatiotemporal modeling and analysis by developing a spillover effect extent estimation model…