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Austria’s capital Vienna once again defended its position as the city offering the best quality of life in the world, while Iraq’s capital Baghdad remains the worst in an annual survey from consulting firm Mercer.
Mercer’s survey of 231... Read more
High-level sessions
11 and 12 May 2017
Hofburg Palace
PRECEDED BY SIDE EVENTS 9 AND 10 MAY
AT THE VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Join us in a highly dynamic and critical debate on one of the most relevant topics of our time!
Source: Vienna Energy Forum 2017
This article is culled from daily press coverage from around the world. It is posted on the Urban Gateway by way of keeping all users informed... Read more
Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017Time: 9:00 am - 10:30 am ET/ 13:00 - 14:30 GMTLocation: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
The global productivity slowdown and stagnating progress in poverty reduction – alongside risks from climate change and rapid aging in parts of the world – are making the path toward poverty reduction and shared prosperity less deterministic. Countries need new sources of growth to... Read more
The last 12 months have seen dramatic changes in the political climate. The government has a new agenda to tackle the escalating housing crisis and, on a global scale, Habitat 3’s New Urban Agenda readdresses the way we build, manage, and live in cities, with the vision to end poverty, reduce inequalities and promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
On 21 June 2017, expert speakers from... Read more
Organized by the Habitat III Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban Development of the Republic of Albania (Ministria e Zhvillimit Urban)
April 11, 2017 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Plaza Hotel, Jeronim de Rada Hall, 23rd FloorRruga 28 Nëntori, Tirana, Albania
NEW URBAN AGENDA: URBAN CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
9:30 a.m.
Registration - Get together, coffee & tea... Read more
EUGIC 2017 Budapest brings together leaders in urban green infrastructure to share nature-based solutions for resilient 21st century cities.
EUGIC 2017 Budapest will explore how urban centres across Europe and beyond are addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, managing water, air quality and energy, and designing for health and wellbeing by working with nature.
Registration for EUGIC... Read more
From Wednesday, May 10, 2017 to Saturday, May 13, 2017
The second UCLG Culture Summit will be held in Jeju (Jeju Island, Republic of Korea) from 10 to 13 May 2017 under the auspices of the Jeju Special Self-Government Province.
The UCLG Culture Summit is the main international meeting point for cities, local governments and key players committed to the effective implementation of... Read more
What are the health challenges and opportunities arising from global urbanization? How do urbanization and social determinants of health intertwine? How can evidence-based health governance and policy best be achieved?
These are some of the questions that will be addressed at “Urban Health: A Global Challenge,” a free satellite session on April 6, organized by Georgetown University, the ... Read more
The 3rd International Conference on
“Changing Cities: Spatial, Design, Landscape & Socio-economic Dimensions”
Syros - Delos - Mykonos Islands, Greece, 26-30 June 2017
The conference is Organised by The Laboratory of Urban Morphology & Design Department of Planning & Regional Development School of Engineering, University of Thessaly Volos, Greece. Under the aegis of the Greek Ministry... Read more
The Second International Conference on National Urban Policy, co-hosted by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and UN Habitat, will be the first opportunity following the Habitat III Conference in Quito in October 2016 and during the ongoing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process, to consider in a global forum the role of National Urban Policy in the global... Read more
Double Tree by Hilton, Dunblane Hydro, FK15 0HG
Thursday June 22nd 2017
Supporters: Innovyze, Richard Allitt Associates, RPS, AC&E & Environmental Monitoring Solutions
This year the Urban Drainage Group is pleased to be taking its range of annual industry events to Scotland. With the advent of a summer event, this year in Dunblane, we continue to bring quality meetings to the forefront of... Read more