The Italian city of Milan is transforming its polluted streets ...
Regarded as Italy’s commercial powerhouse, central Milan is a compact city of 1.4 million people. Before the coronavirus lockdown an almost equal number (1.37 million) used the city’s metro every day, although that figure included commuters from outside the city.
Why has Italy suffered so badly during the pandemic?
2020年12月17日 · On a per capita basis, Italy lies 37th in the world for number of coronavirus cases, but 4th when it comes to deaths. In 2019, Italy had the oldest population in Europe, with 22.8% of its people aged over 65. It has one of highest life expectancies worldwide at 83 years.
How can we make cities more sustainable? | World Economic Forum
2020年9月4日 · In Milan, Italy, architects have done the same with tree cover – creating a "vertical forest" on two residential tower blocks. Boasting 800 trees, 4,500 shrubs and 15,000 plants, the "forest" would cover an area the size of three and a half football pitches if planted on the ground.
Coronavirus: When was the first COVID-19 case in Italy? | World ...
2020年11月16日 · Italy’s first COVID-19 patient was detected on Feb. 21 in a little town near Milan, in the northern region of Lombardy. But the Italian researchers’ findings, published by the INT’s scientific magazine Tumori Journal, show that 11,6% of 959 healthy volunteers enrolled in a lung cancer screening trial between September 2019 and March 2020 ...
Our Alliance is creating smart city governance
2024年9月10日 · The founding partners of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance include: Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the World Economic Forum, Smart Cities Mission of India, Cities for All, Cities Today Institute, Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Network, Connected Places Catapult, Digital Future …
52% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from just 25 …
2021年7月23日 · First, the authors conducted sector-level greenshouse gas emission inventories of the 167 cities – from metropolitan areas such as Durban, South Africa, to cities such as Milan, Italy. Then, they analyzed and compared the carbon reduction progresses of the cities based on the emission inventories recorded in different years (from 2012 to 2016).
In the Face of Extraordinary Challenges, 36 Pioneer Cities Chart a ...
2020年11月17日 · “Technology and knowledge are two strategic assets to build inclusive, data-driven, and sustainable smart cities capable of tackling new and emerging challenges,” said Roberta Cocco, Deputy Mayor for Digital Transformation and Services to Citizens, Milan. “That is why Milan is joining the G20 Global Smart City Alliance, as this initiative ...
Klaus Schwab | World Economic Forum
Honorary Member, International Advisory Council, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Honorary Member, The Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat, Morocco; Creation of the Klaus Schwab Professorship for Global Medicine, National University of Singapore; Honorary Professor, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Why the built environment is on the frontline of public health
2020年6月15日 · And in some of the hardest hit areas, entire communities like Fosun Wuhan Bund Financial Centre in Wuhan, China and Porta Nuova in Milan, Italy are rededicating their focus to build healthier and more sustainable communities into the future.
How Italian brands can make supply chains more sustainable
2021年9月29日 · The textile sector in Italy, as highlighted by the Social Sustainability Roadmap of the Fair Wage pilot project, is the second major industry in the country and it employs more than 500,000 people and includes large luxury brands and …