Johannes Novy

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Johannes Novy is a founding member of the Sustainable Metropolitan Tourismus Network (SMeT-NET) based at University of Westminster and Paris 1 Sorbonne-Pantheon as well as a member of the Berlin-based urbanist collective u-Lab, Studio für Stadt und Raumprozesse. He has published widely on urban development politics as well as urban tourism and leisure consumption.

Johannes Novy

Mar 27 2023

What Robert Moses can teach us about today's struggle for sustainable mobility and liveable cities

Illuminem Voices

Sustainable Mobility · Cities

The need to change the way we move around in cities is more pressing than ever. The global climate crisis is worsening, and cities worldwide face issues such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and inadequate public space. The IPCC's "Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report" released earlier this week underscores the urgent need to transition towards sustainable forms of urban mobility, reducing emissions, and mitigating the devastating impacts of climate change.

Urban makers: why the city of the future needs to be productive

Johannes Novy

Aug 03 2022

Urban makers: why the city of the future needs to be productive

Environmental Sustainability

How can a city be socially just, environmentally sustainable and economically robust? And what role can urban industry play? These questions underpin IBA27, an ambitious international building exhibition to be held in the Stuttgart region of Germany in 2027. Ahead of that final showcase stage, designers from all over the world are taking part in multiple planning and architectural projects.

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Johannes Novy

Aug 03 2022