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Abstract: To talk about “green culture” in recent times, and in some of the largest Latin American cities, has become part of fashion. A wide range of strategies such as the adaptation of roads for non motorized vehicles, the incursion of the construction sector in ecological technologies successfully implemented in other cities […]

Researchers from the Asian Trends Monitoring (ATM) team took a look at alternative futures in Hanoi and developed four very different scenarios for how the city’s entrepreneurs would do in the year 2035. The Vietnamese capital is undergoing several drastic changes. The city’s look and feel are changing, and the […]

Salomé Reyes was an elite cyclist. She was also a dentist. She participated in mountain bike and urban competitions and was well known inside the Quito sports circuit. In late April she was training for a cycling tour around Ecuador with several friends on the bike path in Cumbayá, a […]

What lays further East, beyond the borders of the European Union, is often a black hole for the Western World. The Republic of Moldova is a prime example of a state that doesn’t say a great deal to many of us. The area was consistently under the rule of various […]

As cities around the world continue to grow, so too will their unquenchable thirst for energy. Meeting this demand will be challenging, especially if we’re going to do so in a manner that is both cost-effective and sustainable for future generations. The challenge is particularly potent for small businesses, for […]