In 2007, the Brisbane City Council issued Brisbane’s Plan for Action on Climate Change and Energy, which delineates the selected actions to be achieved in the short term (about 18 months) and the long term (more than five years).…
The case of Curitiba, Brazil, shows that cost is no barrier to ecological and economic urban planning, development, and management. Curitiba has developed a sustainable urban environment through integrated urban planning. To avoid…
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, has pursued integrated city planning and management to become a sustainable city. It has a comprehensive urban vision, environmental programs, and concrete action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
In Singapore, known as the garden city, high-density development has translated into greater use of public transportation as major business, commercial, and residential areas are well connected to an integrated public transportation…
This document highlights the technical reports of two programs related to the dissemination of efficient cookstoves and biodigesters that are working to develop creative business models and payment schemes so that poorer households can…
In fiscal 2010, ASTAE continued to fulfill its role of operationalizing the energy strategy of the East Asia and Pacific Region. The regional team completed a flagship report, Winds of Change: East Asia’s Sustainable Energy Future, and is…
