A webpage and a book crossed my path. I'll put them right here, so that they can be Found Again:)
Sustaining Cape Town - imagining a livable city <link to book's page>
"Sustaining Cape Town ' Imagining a Livable City is a comprehensive book which tackles all possible factors that need to be taken into account when facing sustainability in Cape Town. Municipal finance, economic and industrial development, water, transport, architecture and social justice are just some of the topics covered by 19 contributors who are experts in their respective fields. The book alerts, warns and scares, but even more so it introduces ideas for thinking about sustainability and urban future in new and novel ways." (Quoted from here.)
Online Magazine: City Views: Cape Town as a sustainable city <link>
Another news item A political stalemate for the environment <link> (07 May 2013)
Could climate adaptation be blocked by a political stalemate at local government level? "Local government is doing more than we think, but they are not doing enough," said Lorena Pasquini (pictured), postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cape Town /.../ <read more>
Could climate adaptation be blocked by a political stalemate at local government level? "Local government is doing more than we think, but they are not doing enough," said Lorena Pasquini (pictured), postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cape Town /.../ <read more>
Another online thingy:
Bettery Magazine: Recharging the urban mind
A collection of insights and inspirations from smart cities around the world <link>
A collection of insights and inspirations from smart cities around the world <link>
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