News
Dr. Nasrollahi "Best Researcher on Energy-efficiency"
Young Cities researcher Dr. Farshad Nasrollahi receives the Iranian award for "Best Researcher on Energy-efficiency" for his work during the year 2011. The prize is issued by the Iranian Energy-efficiency Organization. Read more
Young Cities in the news
Berlin newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" features the Young Cities project in an article on scientific research in the city. Read more
Intelligent Cities Salon
The Young Cities project was presented at the Intelligent Cities Salon at the EUREF Institute in Berlin, a forum for dialog and exchange for the interested scientific and practitioning public. Read more
Young Cities at the CLEAN TECH WORLD Conference
The Young Cities project will present its research at Berlin's Cleantechworld conference on Friday, Sept. 30th. The conference attracts experts from politics, the private sector and the scientific community who share a vision of a new, intelligent, energy-efficient future for our cities. Read more
Green Young City Index
The Eurpoean Green City Index was used to determine the potential of the Young Cities pilot projects in Hashtgerd in terms of CO2 emissions, energy, buildings, transport, water, waste and land use, air quality, and environmental governance.Read more
Stakeholder involvement
The nexus institute investigates the possibility of involving stakeholders in planning processes in Iran and raising their awareness for the effects of climate change on their immediate futures. Read more
Kick-Off for Future Megacities Back-up
As of this month, all nine Future Megacities research projects are backed by a team that will systematically coordinate cross-cutting research activities and create synergetic effects in this final phase of the program. The back-up team will provide organizational support for successful cooperation where research activities overlap. At a kick-off meeting that was attended by...Read more
"Forms and Processes of Sustainable Urban Development and Design" colloquium at TU Cottbus
German and Iranian urban planners and architects form the Young Cities project attended a colloquium at TU Cottbus to discuss their research with colleagues from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Read more
Stakeholder Involvement in Iran
Meeting on stakeholder involvement in Iran to be held on Monday, June 20th at the nexus institute.Read more
Young Cities Project Meeting
All members of the Young Cities project join in a meeting on Monday, June 6th to discuss the results of the bilateral workshop in Teheran.Read more
