Thrivingreen

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/middleeast/11105676/The-worlds-20-oldest-cities.html?frame=2775782

The world's 20 oldest cities These are the world's oldest continously inhabited places - although not all of them are currently welcoming visitors

http://bettercities.net/article/ten-urban-planners-history-20402

Ten urban planners in history Now we take a break from contemporary livability and smart growth to look at a list of urban planners throughout history.

Way to go!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22027211

'Lawnmower sheep' to graze in Paris parks Paris city council launches a pilot project that, if successful, will see sheep replacing lawnmowers in the French capital's public spaces.

http://www.petapixel.com/2013/04/05/eye-popping-photographs-of-hong-kong-high-rise-apartment-buildings/

Eye-Popping Photographs of Hong Kong High-Rise Apartment Buildings With a population of over 7 million people packed into an area of 426 square miles, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.

http://www.imeche.org/news/archives/13-01-10/New_report_as_much_as_2_billion_tonnes_of_all_food_produced_ends_up_as_waste.aspx

New report: as much as 2 billion tonnes of all food produced ends up as waste Institution of Mechanical Engineers calls on urgent action to prevent 50% of all food produced in the world ending up as waste

http://www.ted.com/talks/ernesto_sirolli_want_to_help_someone_shut_up_and_listen.html

Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen! | Video on TED.com TED Talks When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first step is to listen to the people you're trying to help, and tap into their own entrepre...

http://thecityfix.com/blog/pedestranged/

Pedestranged | TheCityFix This graphic narrative depicts the plight of a walker through the perspective of a person who has been a pedestrian for years in a typical Indian metropolis. The story depicts his daily struggle to move around in the city on foot, throwing light on some glaring issues of urban pedestrian accessibili...

Urban/ Land Forms - Aerial views