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The New Urban Starter Home: How Cities Are Reinventing Affordable Urban Housing Solutions for a New Generation

Shot of architectural model on the table in the office: affordable urban housing solutions
Cties are under increasing pressure to deliver affordable urban housing solutions as young residents struggle with rising rents and limited supply. This article explores Beijing’s pioneering collective-land rental model alongside international examples from Vienna, Helsinki, Tokyo, Singapore and New York. Together, these cases reveal how innovative rental systems and data-driven policy can reshape the future of urban housing.
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Making Sustainability Profitable: Interview with Jasper Steinhausen  

Jasper Steinhausen
In this exclusive interview for New Polis, Jasper Steinhausen — sustainability strategist, author of the international bestseller Making Sustainability Profitable (2023), and founder of Business with Impact — explains how purpose-driven companies can turn environmental goals into real competitive advantage.
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Air Pollution Raises Risk of Dementia: Why Clean Air Is a Public Health Imperative

Air Pollution Raises Risk of Dementia
Growing evidence shows that long-term exposure to polluted air significantly increases the risk of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. This article highlights findings from a landmark global meta-analysis involving millions of participants, demonstrating clear links between air pollution and cognitive decline. The results underscore why improving air quality must be treated as an urgent public-health and urban-planning priority.
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COP30 in Belém: High Tensions, Deep Divides, and Slow Steps Forward

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COP30 in Belém unfolded as one of the most polarising climate summits in recent memory, marked by geopolitical tensions, mass protests, and a weakened draft deal that avoided commitments on phasing out fossil fuels. Despite these setbacks, negotiators agreed on several incremental measures, highlighting both slow progress and deep divides that continue to shape global climate action.
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Sustainable Food Systems: Feeding the Planet Without Destroying It

sustainable food systems
Sustainable food systems are essential to feeding a growing global population while reducing environmental harm. This article examines the ecological impacts of industrial agriculture and outlines emerging alternatives, from regenerative farming and urban food production to cultivated meat technologies. By rethinking how food is grown, distributed, and consumed, cities and communities can build more resilient, equitable, and climate-conscious food futures.
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SEE ENERGY 2025: Driving the Western Balkans Toward a Resilient Energy Future

SEE ENERGY 2025

The Western Balkans’ path toward a cleaner, more resilient, and competitive energy future took the spotlight at SEE ENERGY 2025 – Connect & Supply, held in Novi Sad (28–29 October 2025). The two-day international forum brought together more than 350…

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Sustainable Development Forum 2025: Competitiveness in Turbulent Times

Sustainable Development Forum 2025
The Sustainable Development Forum 2025 brought together diplomats, academics, and business leaders to explore how nations and companies can stay competitive amid global instability. Over two days, discussions ranged from trade resilience and energy transitions to AI-driven sustainability and green jobs for youth, reaffirming the Forum’s mission to bridge policy, innovation, and business for a more sustainable future.
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Translating Systemic Intelligence into Urban Renewal – Vlorë, Albania

Vlorë, Albania
Vlorë, Albania, is redefining urban renewal through systemic intelligence — integrating data, design, and ecology into one adaptive framework. Guided by the IMM methodology and a cross-institutional collaboration, the city turns complexity into clarity, reconnecting people and nature. This case demonstrates how systemic intelligence transforms planning into a living process of regeneration.
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SEE ENERGY 2025 – Connecting Innovation and Practice: Interview with Jelena Bunčić

Jelena Buncic

The SEE ENERGY 2025 – Connect & Supply conference, taking place on 28–29 October 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia, comes at a defining moment for the Western Balkans’ energy transition. Under the theme “Energy Transition Today: Challenges, Solutions and Future…

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