Public consultation is a regulatory process by which the public’s input on matters affecting them is sought. Now a new EU public consultation has been announced, that ought to help all great cities of the European Union in preparing the necessary Integrated Territorial Investment platform. Following the news from a few days ago that the… Continue reading Public consultation on EU Urban Agenda and the Integrated Territorial Investment platform
Category: Sustainability
Trend Alert: Man-Made Travel Destinations
Some travel destinations are simply “born with” assets such as beautiful beaches, breath-taking landscapes and rich cultural heritage, making them established and overcrowded. Throughout history these places didn’t really have to fight for attention or fight competition. In recent years, however, fuelled by innovations caused by digitalization and the Internet, a new kind of travel… Continue reading Trend Alert: Man-Made Travel Destinations
Regenerative design – The key to environmental driven business development
Regenerative design, as basis for circular economy, can be applied to all systems, even beyond agriculture.[1] Circular Economy is a generic term for an industrial economy that is, by design or intention, restorative and in which material flows are of two types, biological nutrients, designed to re-enter the biosphere safely, and technical nutrients, which are… Continue reading Regenerative design – The key to environmental driven business development
High Speed 2: Controversy on the rails
High Speed 2 (HS2), the controversial planned high speed railway which will link London, Birmingham and the north west of England has taken a major step forward this week as Members of Parliament have approved legislation allowing funding for the next stage. Phase 1 of HS2 will run from London to Birmingham, with a small… Continue reading High Speed 2: Controversy on the rails
The mind behind Tesla SpaceX and SolarCity
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans and we have written about him before on this blog, as the 21st Century Innovator. In this TED talk, the founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details about his visionary projects, which include a mass-marketed electric… Continue reading The mind behind Tesla SpaceX and SolarCity
Mankind’s Impact on Earth
Last month, the animator Steve Cutts published this video on YouTube. Please watch. It is a brilliant but sad video about mankind’s relationship with the natural world. Man
Zero Carbon Goal – The need for Energy Innovation
At the TED2010 conference recently, Bill Gates unveiled his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050. The TED talk is in the video below. Bill Gates… Continue reading Zero Carbon Goal – The need for Energy Innovation