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Urbanization

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Name: Urbanization

First reported 20 mins ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 1 reports

Good news week reflects diversity

MOST readers are familiar with the saying "slow news week".Journos are also familiar with the term because readers sometimes criticise our work when they can see we're scraping the bottom of the barrel for stories.But this week was no slow news week. ... [Published Wollondilly Advertiser - 20 mins ago]

Entities: Agriculture, Sydney (Australia), Urbanization, Wellington (New Zealand)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Victoria opens RI office to boost trade ties

The Australian state of Victoria officially opened its trade office in Jakarta on Tuesday to further strengthen its trade relations with Indonesia, one of its important trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region.Victoria Premier Denis Vincent Napthine ... [Published Jakarta Post - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Indonesia, Jakarta, Australia

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

WS Atkins PLC

China Turns to Britain for Ecocity Planning

British engineering firm WS Atkins has obtained a key commission to help China devise guidance for ecocity planning as the Middle Kingdom increasingly turns to sustainability and efficiency measures to overcome its worsening environmental woes.WS Atkins ... [Published DesignBuild Source - 6 hours ago]

Entities: China, Urban Planning, Green Building, WS Atkins PLC, Urbanization

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Forum focused on walkable urbanism

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Improving your community by having more places to walk.That was focus of a public forum in Springfield Tuesday that featured nationally-known author Christopher Leinberger.The discussion focused on the benefits of "walkable ... [Published WWLP.com - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Urbanization, Springfield (Illinois, United States), Property

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Haiti - Reconstruction : Slum Canaan urbanization plan

Monday, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, joined by Senator Simon Dieuseul Desras, President of the Senate, visited the community of Canaan, north of Port-au-Prince, to better understand the extent of the progression of the phenomenon of wild urbanization ... [Published Haitilibre.com - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Urbanization, Haiti, Zoning, Port-au-Prince

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

China Ceramics: Positioned To Benefit From Chinese Urbanization

China Ceramics (NASDAQ:CCCL) engages in the manufacture and sale of ceramic tiles for exterior siding and interior flooring for buildings in China and internationally. The stock is down by 16% from this time last year and the stock has recently taken ... [Published Seeking Alpha - 15 hours ago]

Entities: China Ceramics Co Ltd, China, Urbanization

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

London Business School

The trends shaping the future of commerce in Dubai: Globalisation, urbanisation, digitisation

UAE. Globalisation, urbanisation and digitisation are the key trends shaping the future of Dubai as it develops into a global city, according to Atiq ur Rehman, CEO Citi – Middle East division.Speaking to an audience of over 100 graduating Executive MBA ... [Published Business Intelligence Middle East - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Dubai, Globalization, London Business School, Urbanization

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

If China is to realise its urban dream, it should drop the Los Angeles model

'This model of financing has created sprawling cities whose inhabitants depend on cars and buses. This means long commutes and rapidly climbing carbon emissions, as well as the choking pollution and congestion that bedevils most Chinese cities' … Smog ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Los Angeles, China, Smog, Urbanization, Carbon Emissions

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Global efforts to create sustainable Chinese city

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII) team released a report on sustainable development solutions for East China's Yixing City on Monday afternoon in Beijing. The report identified various ... [Published China.org.cn - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: China, Urbanization, Sustainable Development

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Inside China's newest city as 400 million plan move to towns

China is racing to move millions of people out of the countryside, and to accommodate them is constructing new cities on an unprecedented scale. Tom Phillips reports from northwest China on how one such city, Lanzhou Xinqu, is being built from scratch ... [Published Telegraph - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Lanzhou, China, Urbanization

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Asia Briefing: Urbanisation seen as answer to economic questions

China’s economic fundamentals remain sluggish and the heady days of double-digit growth seem far away, but most analysts and industry leaders believe the country’s ambitious urbanisation programme means the economy is in line to keep expanding for the ... [Published Irish Times - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Urbanization, China, Social Security, Dominic Barton, Yang Yuanqing

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

Journalists: Increase Reporting On Housing Issues

Journalists Encouraged to Increase Reporting On Housing Issues [Lami, Fiji – June 17] Media stories on urbanization and housing in the Pacific are not always given the prominence they deserve, yet the role of the media in giving a voice to the people ... [Published Scoop - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Urbanization, Lami (Fiji Islands), United Nations Development Programme

Quotes

"It's no longer a community event, elders are disrespected by youngsters and are no longer keen to be part of this. And as a result, we have lost people with tacit knowledge and experience of this practice. Also, most people nowadays live in urban or semi-urban lifestyles and do not necessarily practice their traditions."

Circumcision: No harm in asking the question [Published Mail & Guardian Online - 1 hour ago]

Audun Lem, a fish expert at the FAO, said: "The product development, including ready meals and clean fillets really facilitates fish consumption."

Fish Prices Leap to All-Time High, Thanks to China [Published CNBC - 3 hours ago]

..."We continue to view China as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our business," said van Paasschen. "Whether it's growing our hotel footprint as part of the country's massive infrastructure development, or aggressively building our loyalty program in the world's fastest growing domestic and outbound travel market, we are focused on taking every advantage of our important first-mover position in China." Starwood's presence in China dates back to 1985 when the Sheraton Great Wall Beijing debuted as the first international hotel in the People's Republic...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Continues to Expand Its Lead in China [Published Ehotelier.com - 3 hours ago]

Tan Piak Hwee, DHL's vice-president of marketing and sales in China, said: "It's only natural for online marketplaces like Alibaba to think about how they facilitate solutions for products that are being sold and bought. DHL can leverage on its worldwide coverage to serve online sites with last-mile delivery and international transportation needs."

DHL setting its sights on China's western regions [Published CHINAdaily - 5 hours ago]

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Good news week reflects diversity [Published Wollondilly Advertiser - 20 mins ago]
Creating a more food-secure world through adapt... [Published Cargill - 21 mins ago]
William Meyer is a guest on the podcast Techwis... [Published Colgate University - 30 mins ago]
CM worried about graft at grassroot level [Published DNA India - 48 mins ago]
Circumcision: No harm in asking the question [Published Mail & Guardian Online - 1 hour ago]
Sandvik Coromant Continues the Dialogue on Indu... [Published Today's Medical Developments - 1 hour ago]
Philippines: Filipinos, how are you adapting to... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 2 hours ago]
Spiralling demand could create scarcity of water [Published Oman Tribune - 2 hours ago]
Dubai resident kills deadly snake at home [Published Khaleej Times - 2 hours ago]
Fish Prices Leap to All-Time High, Thanks to China [Published CNBC - 3 hours ago]
A Place is Only as Good as the People In It [Published Cool Cleveland - 3 hours ago]
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Continues to Expand I... [Published Ehotelier.com - 3 hours ago]
Exclusive breastfeeding remains a challenge [Published Zimbabwe Herald - 3 hours ago]
Experts seek new policy on water security [Published Himalayan Times - 4 hours ago]
Korea's historical documents enlisted on UNESCO [Published Arirang - 4 hours ago]
Victoria opens RI office to boost trade ties [Published Jakarta Post - 5 hours ago]
DHL setting its sights on China's western regions [Published CHINAdaily - 5 hours ago]
Slowing growth takes toll on FDI [Published Xinhua News Agency - 5 hours ago]
China Turns to Britain for Ecocity Planning [Published DesignBuild Source - 6 hours ago]
Trees fight for survival in concrete jungle [Published Deccan Herald - 7 hours ago]
Forum focused on walkable urbanism [Published WWLP.com - 7 hours ago]
Complementary economies [Published Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - 8 hours ago]
Major Forces Shaping the Consumer Health Industry [Published Euromonitor International - 8 hours ago]
“Be the Change You want to See” [Published Development Alternatives Group - 9 hours ago]
Cameco Corporation (USA) (CCJ), Denison Mines C... [Published InsiderMonkey.com - 9 hours ago]
Italy aims to enhance industrial prowess [Published Shanghai Daily - 10 hours ago]
China?s hunger for American coal in doubt [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - 10 hours ago]
How irrigation aids food security, others, by m... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - 10 hours ago]
Afghanistan: Afghan Cities Sign Up for Resilien... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - 11 hours ago]
Global Fish Prices Hit Record Levels As Demand ... [Published International Business Times UK - 11 hours ago]

Blogs

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The Arctic This Week: 8 June 2013 – 14 June 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - Jun 17 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:22Thanks for joining us this week! If you find TATW useful and fun to read, please share us with others. ...
Utilities Industry in the Cyber Targeting Scope [Published Security Bloggers Network - Jun 17 2013] There’s often a lot of rhetoric in the press and in the security community around threats to the utilities industry, and risk exposure surrounding critical infrastructure. We’ve determined that the utilities industry (power, water, waste) has been, and ...
The Metropolitan Revolution : How Cities and Me... [Published Brookings: Latest From Brookings - Jun 17 2013] Brookings Institution Press 2013 300pp. Synopsis: A revolution is stirring in America. Across the nation cities and metropolitan areas, and the networks of pragmatic leaders who govern them, are taking on the big issues that Washington won’t, or can’t, ...
"China is pushing ahead with a sweeping plan to... [Published Althouse - Jun 16 2013] "The government, often by fiat, is replacing small rural homes with high-rises, paving over vast swaths of farmland and drastically altering the lives of rural dwellers...." Across China, bulldozers are leveling villages that date to long-ago dynasties. ...
"China is pushing ahead with a sweeping plan to... [Published Althouse - Jun 16 2013] "The government, often by fiat, is replacing small rural homes with high-rises, paving over vast swaths of farmland and drastically altering the lives of rural dwellers...." Across China, bulldozers are leveling villages that date to long-ago dynasties. ...

Audio/Video

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Finding the Nexus of Development [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - May 10 2013]
Rapid urbanization is the future [Published CNN.com - Video - May 09 2013]
Future State of Africa's Cities Part 2 [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - Apr 25 2013]
Future State of Africa's Cities Part 1 [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - Apr 25 2013]
Urbanisation of Lagos State: Developing the Met... [Published ABN Digital - Video - Apr 12 2013]

Press Releases

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Favorable Demographics and Rising Income Spurri... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Jun 16 2013]
Market Research Reports on Everything SMART: Ca... [Published PR Newswire - Jun 14 2013]
Solutions for Today's Energy, Efficiency and Su... [Published PR Newswire: Environment - Jun 12 2013]
Wellesley College Announces New Initiative to C... [Published CisionWire - English - Jun 06 2013]
IIHS lecture series on Shaping the Urban Future [Published PR inside - Jun 06 2013]