World Soil Day 2025: Healthy Cities Start with Healthy Soils
On World Soil Day 2025, explore how healthy soils underpin urban resilience, from cooling cityscapes to absorbing rain and storing carbon.
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Global Mayors Gather in Nanjing to Chart Future of Waterfront Cities
Mayors from ten nations convened in Nanjing on Nov. 19 for the Global Mayors Dialogue, exchanging insights on heritage protection, green development and smart-city construction.
Inside the People’s City: China’s Blueprint for Urban Co-governance
A look at China’s ‘People’s City’ concept: from grassroots governance in Beijing to cultural revival in Datong, exploring urban co-building and a shared future.
Lucid Waters, Lush Mountains: China’s Green Drive Reshapes the Nation
Explore how China’s green drive, inspired by Xi Jinping’s mantra of lucid waters and lush mountains, is reshaping energy, ecosystems, and cities. Public satisfaction hit 91.24% in 2024.
UN-Habitat: Cities Hold the Key to Ending Poverty
UN-Habitat head Anacláudia Rossbach spotlights the Chinese mainland’s poverty lift and urges cities to weave housing, education, and healthcare into urban design for lasting impact.
Inside Shanghai’s 15-Minute City: Lessons for Sustainable Urban Renewal
UN-Habitat’s Anacláudia Rossbach spotlights Shanghai’s 15-minute life circle and riverside revival as a blueprint for sustainable urban renewal.
Putting People First: The Path to Inclusive, Sustainable Cities
With just five years left to meet SDG targets, a people-centered urban approach shows how inclusive, sustainable cities can improve lives through housing, services and green tech.
Global Mayors Convene in Shanghai for 2025 Cooperation Forum
Mayors from 26 cities across 22 countries met in Shanghai for the 2025 Cooperation Forum to explore partnerships in urban governance, education, culture and sustainable development.
Bishan’s Breathing Sponge City: Green Tech Rewrites Urban Drainage
Bishan District in Chongqing on the Chinese mainland transforms into a sponge city with permeable bricks, rain gardens and green roofs to curb flooding and cool its streets.
China’s Urban Renewal Boosts 120 Million Lives Since 2019
Since 2019, China’s urban renewal projects have renovated 280,000 communities, benefiting 120 million people and transforming cities into more livable and resilient spaces.