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Cities for people

Creating tomorrow's liveable cities brought together key players in urban planning and regeneration to discuss the future of the UK’s cities. This is the closing keynote by Jan Gehl, Co-founder and Partner at Gehl Architects.

Urban liveability and economic growth

In this panel of Creating tomorrow's liveable cities, Iain Scott and Mark Kleinman explored the relationship between liveability and economic growth, discussing key findings from an Economist Intelligence Unit survey.

A vision for the future of UK cities

In this video, part of Creating tomorrow's liveable cities, Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, gave is keynote address at Creating tomorrow's liveable cities, providing a vision for the future of UK cities.

Making cities work: Delivering results in a downturn

This session explored best practice, case studies and ideas which have worked in meeting the demand for liveable cities while spending less, looking at which are likely to have staying power amidst today’s economic realities.

Ideas to revolutionise urban living

As part of the Creating tomorrow's liveable cities, this discussion aimed at eliciting the key factors in creating a liveable city and assessing their importance.

On public information, infrastructure and innovations

In this lecture, Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Indian Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, presented how India built a framework to support innovators and how this will transform the lives of many.

On the secrets of social innovation at scale

As part of the Innovation Lecture Series, Kent Hahne, founder of Vapiano, shares his expertise and thought-provoking views on the power of great, innovative ideas and their impact on societies in driving social progress.

On the power of social innovation to drive social progress

As part of the Innovation Lecture Series, Kent Hahne, founder of Vapiano, shares his expertise and thought-provoking views on the power of great, innovative ideas and their impact on societies in driving social progress.

Gearing up for the football World Cup and Olympic Games

Preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which will attract hundreds of thousands of tourists, are strengthening public pressure for more efficient mass transit. Projects include BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) lanes in nine of the 12 cities that will host World Cup matches, including Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. In four cities, including São Paulo and Brasília, light rail systems such as monorails and trams will receive government loans.

Seoul: integrated transport strategies

Seoul&;s metropolitan area is as crowded as São Paulo&;s, with more than 20m inhabitants. Both cities opened their first subway line in 1974. But the transport infrastructures of the two cities are now at completely different stages. While the São Paulo subway extends a total of 74 km, that in Seoul extends over 300 km.

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