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Dear readers,
‘The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not for everyone's greed’ is a well-known quote by Mahatma Gandhi and an early criticism of capitalism that has lost none of its significance. In this issue, we focus on the economic dimension of sustainable development in cities and provide examples of how the economic system can also work in favour of the common good.
Cities have an influence on their business landscape and can incentivise a social orientation. We show how Kampala, Karlsruhe and Strasbourg promote social entrepreneurship in their cities and inspire each other in the process.
Economic location promotion needs to be well thought out. Many cities in the MENA region are still at the beginning. The Connective Cities working group ‘Local Development Strategies for Municipalities in MENA’ has therefore developed a handbook to facilitate this strategic planning.
Tourism is an important economic sector in many cities in the MENA region. Combining unique traditions, historical sites and natural landscapes with modern technologies and sustainability practices is the recipe for success in attracting tourists to the region.
The state-owned energy company ‘ENERGETIKA’ in Kragujevac, Serbia, is working on an innovative project to reduce CO2 emissions. It will soon be feeding the waste heat from a data centre into its district heating network.
‘Learning from the South’ is the aim of a three-person delegation from Munich and Heidelberg. They will be travelling to Nepal to take a closer look at the art of recycling modular components and use this knowledge to enrich the German construction industry.
We would also like to invite you to two virtual events organised by Connective Cites as part of ‘Urban October’: ‘Innovative practices for sustainable water supply’ and ‘Building social resilience through partnerships’.
We wish you inspiring reading
Your Connective Cities Team
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