#GreenCities

Not all European capitals are created equal when it comes to green space 🌳🌿 Save this for your next trip if you love parks, nature and beautiful green cities ✈️ Data source: European Environment Agency Urban Atlas and EU aggregated data. Note, not all European capitals were included in the available dataset. ✧ Solara & Aysen ✧ European travel, European capitals, green cities, sustainable travel, city break inspiration, Europe travel guide, urban parks, nature travel, eco travel, travel statistics, Europe destinations, travel inspiration, city break ideas, beautiful cities, Europe bucket list #europetravel #citybreak #travelinspiration #travelguide #wanderlust

On the outside I look calm, on the inside my spirit is BEAMIN … 🔥 send this to your New Earth TRIBE 🔥 What my soul is screaming for: 🌿 Ecovillages with renewable energy running local servers. 🌿 Green cities where the kids (and I) prance barefoot to the market. 🌿 Regenerative communities with WORKING wifi. Tech is necessary. I’ve built my whole ecosystem on it. But my heart? She wants soil, sky, n sunshine. 🌞 She wants the doors open and computers closed. And yeah. We get both. 🌍 This is the world I’m building. For the leaders AND the children. The ones who are tired of choosing between freedom and efficiency. You shouldn’t have to pick. The New Earth is built by, from, and for BOTH. There’s no way around it… 🌱 If this is the life you’re designing — where mission AND freedom coexist, where digital and physical merge in harmony — I built something for you. 📗 OFF-GRID: THE CRUCIBLE is a living guide for pioneers who are ready to stop dreaming about the New Earth and start architecting it, step by step. 🌉 It bridges tech n spirit, efficiency n heart. Comment OFFGRID and I’ll send you the link to sign up. xx MRW 👩🏼‍🦰 ☔️ 🕊️ Follow @ourearthwarrior for more maps, tools, and visions of real regenerative living.

🏙️ Vertical Parking: Smart Space for Green Cities Urban land is scarce, and parking is often a major challenge for dense city environments. Enter the Rotary Parking System — also known as a vertical carousel or Ferris wheel parking tower — a revolutionary solution that combines efficiency, technology, and sustainability. These automated parking towers use a rotating mechanism to store cars vertically, allowing 8–20 vehicles to fit in the footprint of just two traditional parking spots. Drivers simply place their vehicle on a platform, and the system spins to park it safely in a storage slot. This eliminates ramps, wide lanes, and large surface lots. The benefits go beyond space-saving: Compact urban footprint: Preserves land for green spaces, pedestrian areas, or commercial use. Time efficiency: Fast automated parking and retrieval reduces congestion and idling emissions. Safety & security: Vehicles are protected from accidents, theft, and damage. Sustainable design: Less concrete, reduced land use, and optimized energy for city living. Rotary parking systems are ideal for commercial buildings, shopping centers, mixed-use developments, and smart city projects. By integrating vertical parking solutions, cities can maximize usable space while reducing environmental impact, aligning perfectly with green city and urban sustainability goals. As cities grow and space becomes premium, these mechanical, automated systems represent a forward-looking approach to urban mobility, infrastructure efficiency, and environmentally conscious development. Rotary parking isn’t just about cars—it’s about building greener, smarter cities. #smartcities #greenurbandesign #sustainableinfrastructure #rotaryparking #urbaninnovation Credit: techreelsus

I have never believed that planting more trees is always the right answer. Sometimes the most responsible thing we can do is protect the forest that is already standing. It has taken nature far longer to grow than it takes us to clear it. 🌱 [Peepal Baba, Peepal Baba Says, deforestation, nature conservation, environment, green spaces, urban forests, greenwashing, monsoon season, cutting trees, encroachment, urban planning, development, green cities, tree protection, Peepal Baba Foundation]

FAO Green Cities Network kwa maendeleo ya Manispaa zetu. 🔗: https://www.fao.org/green-cities-initiative/city-network/green-cities-network-application/en

UJ is driving change ... sustainably! 🚌 Did you know? We’re the first university in South Africa to launch electric buses! And by 2028, our entire fleet will be electric — replacing all diesel buses! 🎉🧡 Our mission to go green, by reducing carbon emissions aligns us to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 11 which envisions green cities that prioritise environmental, socio-economic sustainability! 🌍🌱 #UJSustainableFuture #UJAllTheWay #UJImpact

[Tiếng Việt bên dưới] 🇬🇧 🚆 🇻🇳 With expertise spanning the entire rail lifecycle—from planning and delivery to operations and maintenance—the UK continues to strengthen collaboration with Viet Nam on transit-oriented development (TOD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) through the Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP). ✨ Let’s look back at the visit to Viet Nam by UK Trade Envoy Matt Western MP, aimed at advancing dialogue and cooperation between the UK and Viet Nam in urban rail. — 🇬🇧 🚆 🇻🇳 Với kinh nghiệm và chuyên môn xuyên suốt toàn bộ vòng đời đường sắt, từ quy hoạch đến thực thi và bảo trì, Vương quốc Anh tiếp tục tăng cường phối hợp với Việt Nam trong việc phát triển đô thị theo định hướng giao thông công cộng (TOD) và mô hình thông tin công trình (BIM) thông qua Chương trình Thành phố xanh, hạ tầng và năng lượng (GCIEP). ✨ Cùng nhìn lại dấu ấn từ chuyến thăm Việt Nam của Đặc phái viên Thương mại Chính phủ Anh, Matt Western, nhằm thúc đẩy đối thoại và hợp tác trong lĩnh vực đường sắt đô thị giữa hai nước.

🏙️ Vertical Parking: Smart Space for Green Cities Urban land is scarce, and parking is often a major challenge for dense city environments. Enter the Rotary Parking System — also known as a vertical carousel or Ferris wheel parking tower — a revolutionary solution that combines efficiency, technology, and sustainability. These automated parking towers use a rotating mechanism to store cars vertically, allowing 8–20 vehicles to fit in the footprint of just two traditional parking spots. Drivers simply place their vehicle on a platform, and the system spins to park it safely in a storage slot. This eliminates ramps, wide lanes, and large surface lots. The benefits go beyond space-saving: Compact urban footprint: Preserves land for green spaces, pedestrian areas, or commercial use. Time efficiency: Fast automated parking and retrieval reduces congestion and idling emissions. Safety & security: Vehicles are protected from accidents, theft, and damage. Sustainable design: Less concrete, reduced land use, and optimized energy for city living. Rotary parking systems are ideal for commercial buildings, shopping centers, mixed-use developments, and smart city projects. By integrating vertical parking solutions, cities can maximize usable space while reducing environmental impact, aligning perfectly with green city and urban sustainability goals. As cities grow and space becomes premium, these mechanical, automated systems represent a forward-looking approach to urban mobility, infrastructure efficiency, and environmentally conscious development. Rotary parking isn’t just about cars—it’s about building greener, smarter cities. #automatedparking #futurecities #greencity #spaceefficiency #urbanmobility #climateaction #esg Credit: techreelsus

Global Design Forum opens today ! Keynote tickets are still available. GDF will play host to over 100 international speakers next week. Each day GDF finishes with a stellar keynote talk, these unmissable conversations of the Festival are happening here setting the future of design and all talks are free to attend. Confirm your place before tickets sell out. 📌 Saturday 14, Please Design Responsibly supported by @johnniewalker @jaimehayon will explore the changing paradigm in luxury design, exploring how cultural depth and innovative solutions through imaginative design can transcend over consumption and material excess in a keynote chaired by #FionaSinclairScott, Global Editor CNN Style.  📌Sunday 15, More than Human In a blockbuster keynote panel comprising of Dr Samuel Ross MBE, @design.by.samuelross founder of A-COLD-WALL* SR_A SR_A, @sr.asr.a ; @kazeemkuteyi Kuteyi, Editor-in-chief, New Currency; @zakkyes, Creative Director, Zak Group; Rory McGrath @rmofokrm , Co-founder, OK-RM;   @biancasaunders, Creative Director, CEO and Designer Chaired by @agrawal_pooj, Co-founder, Sound Advice and Public Practice They will discuss pluralism, power and what it means to be human in Harnessing the Power of Pluralism. 📌 Tuesday 17, The Healthy City suppoerted by @velux #RobGreenwood, Partner and Managing Director at @snohetta will speak about designing social space for people, engaging whole communities in ‘Creating Resillient Green Cities’ chaired by writer and curator Riya Patel @riyawriter.  📌 Thursday 19, Resilience and Repair supported by Türkiye Design Council  How can design help to preserve cultural identity post disaster? #LoukiaIliopolou, Partner, Foster + Partners;  #FurkanDemirci, Chairman, #TürkiyeDesignCouncil and #Cem Yilmaz, Co-founder, KEYM Urban Renewal Centre, will discuss how can architecture and design protect, and reinforce cultural identity, trust and belonging in a time of crisis, and how much of a priority should this be? Chaired by #BeaSennewald, Director of Projects, Article 25.  #GDF #GlobalDesignForum #LDF24

How can cities grow denser while staying green and liveable? 𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑼𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, authored by Prof Thomas Schroepfer from the Architecture and Sustainable Design pillar, has received the 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN Award in the Urban Planning/Landscape Architecture category. The book showcases insights from the Dense and Green Cities research programme by SUTD and the Singapore-ETH Centre, exploring how urban design strategies such as blue-green infrastructure, urban morphology and pedestrian connectivity can improve thermal comfort, ecological connectivity and walkability in dense cities. From research to real-world impact, this work highlights new possibilities for sustainable urban development in rapidly growing cities. Congratulations to Prof Thomas Schroepfer! 🔗 Learn more: link in bio #SUTD #SUTDDesignAI #Architecture #UrbanDesign #SustainableCities

More than half of Earth’s population lives in cities — and many of them reside in megacities. Explore the growth of ten megacities and consider the implications of climate change in the October edition of StoryScape: Growing green cities and communities. Available at the link in our bio! 🏙️ #esri #GIS #storyscape #greencity #citylife #sustainablecities #urbanliving

✨Pekanbaru Dalam Sepekan✨ Edisi IMT-GT Green Cities Mayors Council (GCMC) yang ke-9 Tahun 2026