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American University Cairo's Sustainable Campus Committee Address Waste Concerns

Education puts Cairo one step towards getting rid of its nemesis: solid waste. Within a 3 minute walk down Cairo's streets, an environmentalist is bound...

Technofarm’s Irrigation Project Aims to Boost Libya’s Self-sufficiency in Food Production

New agriculture projects feed Libya, thanks to the Great Man Made River. The artificial irrigation project, the most expensive in history, is good while...

Dubai Properties Faces $7.3 Million Lawsuit

Who to believe? That Dubai properties hasn't paid or that Hopkins Architects reneged on their agreement? There are different species of architectural firms operating in...

Studied Impact's Power Plant Fit For Living

Sun, wind and solar updraft, could this skyscraper be the world's first dual power plant and residential building? It's not easy to shine in Dubai,...

Mercer’s Oman Eco-City Ranking Suspect

Can a city relying on oil revenue and desalination really be labeled "eco"? (Image by dislona via flickr) At first, we felt a surge of...

Sheikha Mai Saves Bahrain's Architectural Heritage

After her grandfather's house was demolished, Sheikha Mai committed to preserving Bahrain's venerable places Image by dunsky via flickr Though most of our architectural...

BBC Series Celebrates UNESCO "Heritage Heroes"

Finally environmental and cultural preservers, not destroyers, receive recognition UNESCO has ordained 890 world heritage sites around the world, one-third of which belong in...

Jordan Society for Renewable Energy's Eco-House Education

JRES plans to make learning about renewable energy a reality for all citizens Though not everyone in Jordan has an eco-conscience, such as the...

Heat pumps and cleantech in Helsinki, Finland

Other areas for business development, partnership and expertise? Processing forest product waste (which comes from the pulp and paper industry) –– in bio-diesel, Finland’s Neste has built the biggest renewable energy plant in Singapore for certified palm oil. And st1, another company, can efficiently create bio-ethanol from the food industry with end products going to farms as feedstock.

Preserving Acre's History, Heritage and People

A living conservation laboratory (above): a new partnership with Rome will boost Acre's efforts to protect its ancient history, making it more sustainable architecturally...

Climate Change Poses Threat to Egypt’s Farming, Tourism, Water Supply (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffl4MMGLLPk&feature=related This light-hearted clip bears a serious warning of what Egypt might look like in 2150. Climate change threatens to drastically reduce Egypt’s agricultural production...

Robert Upton’s Philosophy of Planning and the Middle East

"How Do We Want to Live?" asks England's Former Secretary-General of the Royal Town Planning Institute Robert Upton at an urban planning conference in...

Oscar Diaz and Colombia’s sustainable cities

Mr. Oscar Diaz Inspires Israeli Planners to Build For People, Not Cars. We promised to bring more news from the Technion-Israel's Institute of Technology, where...

The Center For Urban & Regional Studies 40th Anniversary Conference

Oscar Edmundo Diaz and Robert Upton Are Expected to Share Urban Planning Pearls With Israel Before globalization,  ideas and technology ambled across the...

Ginger Dosier: When Architecture and Chemistry Mix

Dosier's fearlessness of the science of construction sets her apart from her peers We were so intrigued by Professor Ginger Dosier, the Architect at...

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Food system’s biggest waste may be the farmers we don’t see: Hugh Locke’s new book

Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation by Hugh Locke is published by George Ronald in September 2026.

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Teletherapy can make mental health care easier to access by reducing travel, scheduling and location barriers. Here are six ways virtual therapy can help people connect with professional support more easily.

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