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Innovative partnerships

20 April 2017

  • Jaipur Pink City

    What does it take to build a resilient city?

    Local mayors, the private sector and grassroots organisations all have their part to play in building resilient cities, said our panel of urban development experts

31 March 2017

  • Anila Kumar's two faces on Neckace Road in Hyderabad, India. Photo by Pranav Gohil

    From Ai Weiwei's Dog to Indian wall painting: great public art – in pictures

    Public art, often required as part of new development, appears around the world in many different forms. Here are some of our favourite pieces

30 March 2017

  • Flooded street with bus, Hyderabad, India.

    Where are the world's most resilient cities and who leads them? Livechat

    We all want safer, more sustainable cities. Who is leading the way? Join our debate on Thursday 6 April, 12:30-14:00 BST

28 March 2017

  • The Libyan flag hangs among the flags of other European nations at the Nicosia Initiative.

    The EU cities helping Libya's local authorities provide vital public services

    Libya’s elected mayors are developing much-needed public services like waste disposal with support from European cities, including Nicosia

16 March 2017

  • People dancing as part of Secret Cinema Dirty Dancing screening

    There's more to a 24-hour city than pubs and clubs

    Oliver Smith
    Like London and Buenos Aires, cities can move their nightlife away from drink-dependent culture - if councils and businesses work together

9 March 2017

  • The Genesee river on Tuesday, October 4, 2016

    Trump's infrastructure plans cannot be imposed by force

    Trump wants to fix crumbling US assets, but he will have to rely on states and localities that raise - and spend - most of the money

6 February 2017

  • Richard Wilson

    How public services undermine people power - and what to do about it

    Richard Wilson
    It’s tough to give users control of services, rather than jumping in and telling them what to do. These five principles will help

2 February 2017

  • Tomatoes growing in Japan’s Wonder Farm, as part of Iwaki City’s reconstruction efforts after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami

    Japan's post-tsunami recovery plan: tomatoes, fish and hula-dancing

    Six years after the Fukushima disaster, local government is working with private firms in one Japanese city to rebuild its economy

9 January 2017

  • Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    Cash-strapped cities, don’t seek private cash – sweat your own assets

    Dag Detter and Stefan Fölster
    Just as Airbnb turned spare rooms into extra income, cities should start making money from their own real estate

3 January 2017

  • Donald Trump's plane leaves LaGuardia in New York

    Public-private partnerships are risky, but can pay off

    Donald Trump wants $1tn of private funding for US infrastructure but he, and other world leaders, must learn from past failures

21 December 2016

  • Elisabete Azkoaga in her studio

    'Gender aware and gender sensitive': European bank's new lending criteria

    EU lender to help female entrepreneurs and boost women’s participation in the global economy

6 December 2016

  • Two drones racing with a person controlling one in the background

    The drones being used for good around the world – in pictures

    Drones aren’t only for the military: they are being used around the world to deliver urgent medicine, repair pipelines, and even as flying street lights

29 November 2016

  • Frances Ryan

    Homelessness, hunger, debt: who steps in when the state pulls the plug?

    Frances Ryan
    Charities, social enterprises and private firms have stepped in as hardship grows – but only governments can make the change needed to prevent disaster

24 October 2016

  • A young boy in a boxing ring.

    Sport and extremism: 'If young people are excluded, they're easier to radicalise'

    How boxing and football clubs are helping young Muslims in the poorer neighbourhoods of Brussels find a positive place in society

17 October 2016

  • Refugees sitting by the shore charging their mobile phones.

    How chatbots are trying to help refugees navigate a new life

    Trusted information is hard to come by when you’re a refugee. One start-up aims to connect people with essential services via Facebook and text

3 October 2016

  • Residents watch the flood peak at the flooded river bank of Longwangmiao water area where the Yangtze River and Hanjiang River converge, on July 28, 2010 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, central China.

    Soak it up: China’s ambitious plan to solve urban flooding with ‘sponge cities’

    Designers working on the unprecedented, government-funded programme will proritise using permeable materials, green spaces and connected waterways

16 September 2016

  • Cyclists in Copenhagen old town

    Copenhagen's getting healthier, thanks to everyone in the city

    The green, happy, cycle-friendly Danish capital is working with its citizens to create health-promoting urban design

2 September 2016

  • As ‘secret agents’ for the city, children use the app to send reports from their route to school about a difficult crossing or heavy traffic.

    The app that gives Oslo's children a direct say over their own road safety

    Making kids ‘secret smartphone agents’ to pinpoint traffic problems is part of the Norwegian capital’s plan to create a safer, greener, car-less city

1 September 2016

  • Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan (2nd R) celebrates with members of the Tokyo bid committee as Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games

    Olympic task: Tokyo is already in crisis management mode for 2020 Games

    With four years to go, Tokyo wants to ensure its Olympic Games will be protected against both cyber-attacks and earthquakes
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