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La Cité du Fleuve was launched in 2008 by private developers as a planned new neighbourhood on artificial islands created in the sandbanks and marshes of the Congo River, directly adjacent to central Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project has been promoted as a symbol of modernisation, promising a “new Manhattan” or…

Ulaanbaatar’s eco‑districts programme is transforming informal ger areas into compact, serviced, and climate‑resilient neighbourhoods through green affordable housing, modern infrastructure, and community‑centred planning. Around 60% of Ulaanbaatar’s residents live in ger areas with limited access to heating, water, sanitation, and transport, contributing heavily to winter air pollution and social vulnerability. The city, supported by partners…

Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City (SSGKC) is a flagship bilateral cooperation project between China and Singapore, located in Guangzhou’s Huangpu District. Established in 2010 as a state-level initiative, it represents a partnership between the Guangzhou Development District and Singapore’s CapitaLand, designed to transform the region from a manufacturing base into a knowledge-based economy hub serving the…

Hadera is a coastal city in northern Israel hosting critical national infrastructure, including the Orot Rabin power station, the Hadera seawater desalination plant, and water-storage facilities near the Mediterranean. In recent decades, river rehabilitation, wastewater treatment, and desalination programmes have created an eco-industrial park and shoreline zone concept, where industrial facilities are modernised and integrated…

Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy is a pioneering regional initiative transforming southern Israel’s Arava desert into a global hub for renewable energy and clean technology. Managed by a public-benefit company in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Energy, Eilat City, and the Eilot Regional Council, the project addresses energy security, environmental sustainability, and regional economic development for approximately…

Forest City 1 is a proposed new “forest city” in the UK, planned east of Cambridge as a major new settlement with up to 400,000 homes for around one million residents, surrounded by a large new woodland belt. It is presented as Britain’s first entirely new city in about 50 years, intended to tackle the…

San Francisco’s Treasure Island redevelopment is transforming the former naval station on Treasure Island and parts of Yerba Buena Island into a new mixed‑use, transit‑oriented neighbourhood of roughly 8,000–10,000 homes, major parks, and community facilities, designed as one of the city’s most sustainable districts. The project is led by the City and County of San…

Century City in Cape Town, South Africa, is a 250-hectare mixed-use smart precinct that combines offices, housing, retail, leisure, and natural areas, positioned between the CBD and the northern suburbs. It is branded and operated as a “living Smart City” with a strong focus on smart water management, environmental sustainability, and high quality of life.…

Menlyn Maine in Pretoria is a large mixed-use precinct promoted as Africa’s first “green city,” combining offices, residential buildings, hotels, retail, entertainment, and public spaces in a compact new urban node east of the traditional CBD. Developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative, it is one of a small group of international urban projects…

Visakhapatnam smart corridors are integral to the city’s Smart Cities Mission, enhancing urban mobility and infrastructure in Area-Based Development (ABD) zones through advanced transit, green paths, and digital systems via the AECOM-developed Integrated Smart City Framework Plan with USTDA support. Launched under India’s Smart Cities Mission, Visakhapatnam’s smart corridors align with the city’s master plan,…

Surat Smart Riverfront & ABD (Area Based Development) project in India is a flagship initiative under the Smart Cities Mission focused on revitalising the Tapi Riverfront to boost environmental, social, and economic aspects of Surat city. The Surat Smart Riverfront project is part of India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Smart Cities Mission, aimed…

Izmir Bayraklı urban renewal in Türkiye features a green spine as part of the city’s broader Green City Action Plan (GCAP) and strategic urban transformation efforts, transforming the high-rise district into a more resilient, nature-integrated area following the 2020 earthquakes. Located in İzmir’s Bayraklı district, the initiative emphasizes ecological corridors amid high-density development to enhance…

Tel Aviv’s White City is a historic modernist urban district recognized by UNESCO in 2003 as a World Cultural Heritage Site for its exceptional ensemble of International Style (Bauhaus) buildings and innovative town planning. It is both a conservation area and a living urban laboratory where Tel Aviv advances technology, sustainability, and human‑centric urbanism. Tel…

Rijnhaven is a major urban regeneration project in Rotterdam that turns an old harbour into a modern, climate-resilient district. It is part of the Resilient Delta initiative and serves as a global model for adapting cities to rising sea levels. The area features the famous Floating Office Rotterdam and new floating parks, showing how people…

Conceived in the late 1990s and completed in 2002, BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) in South London is a historic milestone in the global zero-carbon urbanism movement. As the UK’s first large-scale, mixed-use sustainable community, it proved that zero-emission living was possible decades before mainstream climate targets were established. Developed by Peabody Trust in partnership…

Edinburgh Western Harbour is a £250 million mixed-use regeneration project at the Port of Leith by Forth Ports, delivering around 2,000 homes, commercial spaces, and public amenities over phases concluding in the next five years. It forms a sustainable waterfront neighbourhood linked to the Edinburgh tram extension, a new primary school, health centre, and a…

Glasgow is leading two major urban renewal projects: the Clyde Waterfront Innovation Quarter and Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA). These initiatives are turning the city’s post-industrial areas into hubs for innovation and sustainable living. Sighthill is the UK’s largest regeneration project outside London, while the Clyde Waterfront reconnects the city to the river through the…

Serenbe is a master-planned wellness community in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, USA, spanning preserved forests and meadows 35 miles south of Atlanta, founded by Steve Nygren in the 1990s to counter urban sprawl. It emphasizes biophilic design, with 70% of land preserved in perpetuity, housing over 1,200 residents in more than 600 homes. A $1.7 billion…

Lincoln Yards is a proposed approximately 53-acre mixed-use development on former industrial land along Chicago’s North Branch River, bridging Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park neighbourhoods. Led by Sterling Bay with master planning by SOM and CBT, it aligns with the city’s North Branch Framework Plan to revitalise the site into a dynamic hub. The…

Blatchford represents Edmonton’s vision for future urban living, approved in area redevelopment plans since 2012, and is a community being developed on the site of the decommissioned City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, with an area of 2.17 km². Blatchford is approximately the size of Edmonton’s downtown core. Transforming it into a mixed-use neighbourhood emphasizing…