Mozambique: Rehabilitation of the Chiveve River is improving the quality of life of Beira’s residents

By |2023-12-19T14:35:30+01:00December 9th 2016|Resilient Cities and Climate|

In a four-part series, URBANET takes a closer look at specific projects that contribute to making cities more liveable. This second part describes how the coastal city of Beira in Mozambique mitigates floods and other climate change-related natural disasters, which usually effect the poorest communities the most severely. By rehabilitating the Chiveve River, the situation has improved significantly.

Integrated Resource Management in Asian cities: The Urban Nexus

By |2023-12-19T14:24:13+01:00October 11th 2016|Resilient Cities and Climate, Sustainable Infrastructure|

The "Urban Nexus" is a theoretical and technical approach to integrated urban development. It introduces innovative and environmentally-friendly engineering solutions to improve the physical infrastructure of cities, and also promotes people-centered development. Our authors Ruth Erlbeck and Ralph Trosse describe how a low-cost, climate change resilient pilot house was built in the Philippines as part of the Nexus project.

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