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HBS Working Knowledge
November 15, 2012
Lisa Chase |
Funding the Design of Livable Cities As a burgeoning global population migrates to the world's urban centers, it's crucial to design livable cities that function with scarce natural resources. The critical connection between real estate financing and innovative design in the built environment is discussed.   |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 26, 2011 |
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day Companies are caught in an economic dilemma when it comes to being responsible stewards of the environment. Society wants them to be efficient in their use of natural resources and to do as little damage as possible to the environment. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 24, 2014 |
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective) How can business leaders cut through the noise and actively address climate change from an economic perspective? John Macomber proposes a list of ABCs. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Bloom & Khanna |
The Urban Revolution Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 14, 2011
Carmen Nobel |
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom In developing countries, public-private partnerships can help ensure that water is allocated to people who need it, but a strong governance system must be in place to prevent corruption. |
Entrepreneur
January 2009
Tiffany Meyers |
Where it's Greener Implementing some of the most innovative, far-ranging environmental programs and plans for residents and, in particular, business owners, the 10 cities featured here have earned themselves a rightful place on Entrepreneur's sustainability map. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Hamilton & Fay |
A Changing Climate for Development Climate finance can provide the resources developing countries need to mitigate and adapt |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007 |
What is the Biggest Challenge in Managing Large Cities? Economists generally agree that urbanization, if handled well, holds great promise for higher growth and a better quality of life. But the flip side is also true. Here are three expert points of view on different ways to manage things well. |
Fast Company
February 2010
Greg Lindsay |
Cisco's Big Bet on New Songdo: Creating Cities From Scratch The world is bracing for an influx of billions of new urbanites in the coming decades, and tech companies are rushing to build new green cities to house them. Are these companies creating a smarter metropolis -- or just making money? |
Fast Company
August 8, 2011
Sridhar Pappu |
What's Next For Michael Bloomberg As New York's mayor looks beyond politics and business, how far can the billionaire push his philanthropy and urban ideas? |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 28, 2010 |
Earth Day Reflections Harvard Business School professors Robert G. Eccles, Rebecca Henderson, and Richard H.K. Vietor shared their views on the sustainability-related challenges and opportunities facing today's business leaders. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Susan Hassler |
Engineering The Megacity The bright lights of big cities will continue to draw us together, and technology can nudge our increasingly urban development in the direction of peaceful, clean, and safe communal living. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 4, 2013
John Macomber |
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems -- and opportunities -- for businesses and governments all over the world. The author examines nascent privately-funded municipalities in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Arunava De |
How You Can Build a Fortune on a Pending Technology Boom Smart cities are the urban habitats of the future. Recently, Panasonic announced plans to build a smart city from the ground up in Fujisawa, Japan. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
John Carey |
Global Warming Consensus is growing among scientists, governments, and business that they must act fast to combat climate change. This has already sparked efforts to limit CO2 emissions. Many companies are now preparing for a carbon-constrained world. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2008
Logan Ward |
Why Treasure Island Is the Super-Green City of the Future A blighted island in San Francisco Bay could become the world's hottest property, a showcase of sustainable design. With cities now consuming 75 percent of natural resources, it's just in time. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Bjorn Lomborg |
Technology, Not Talks, Will Save the Planet There are smarter alternatives to fighting climate change than cutting CO 2 emissions. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2006
Jennifer Popovec |
The Tipping Point In the U.S., the number of certified green buildings built each year has mushroomed, but for most commercial developers, green has been an afterthought or a costly option. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Alex Massie |
Book Review: Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser Harvard economics professor Glaeser looks at the importance of urban life to business and innovation in Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Healthier and Happier. |
Wired
May 2006
Alex Nikolai Steffen |
The Next Green Revolution How technology is leading environmentalism in the United States out of the anti-business, anti-consumer wilderness. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 15, 2010
Julia Hanna |
HBS Cases: Developing Asia's Largest Slum A case study examines efforts to forge a public-private partnership between the government and for-profit developers to transform Dharavi into a neighborhood offering desirable, market-rate residential and commercial real estate while providing its longtime residents with free housing. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Faith-Based Carbon Credit Systems Market-based approaches to help stem carbon releases, and in turn climate change, could prove difficult to marshal and enforce. Carbon credits and trade incentives are a small piece in a larger issue. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Natalia Tamirisa |
Climate Change and the Economy Policies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases need not hobble the economy. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Jones et al. |
Paying for Climate Change Governments must manage the incentives for households and firms to counter and adapt to climate change. |
Smithsonian
August 2006
Erica Ryberg |
Building Sustainable Cities Sustainable practices are on the rise in cities all over the United States. The 227-city U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement is just the beginning. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Mohan Munasinghe |
Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks Global warming is already taking its toll internationally. Making development more sustainable will help address climate change. |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Matt Power |
Urban Living Is Kinder to the Planet Than the Suburban Lifestyle With less car ownership, more use of public transportation, and easier to heat high rise buildings, urban living is kinder to the planet. |
Science News
January 3, 2009
R.K. Pachauri |
Obama Administration Should Lead Energy Transition The director-general of The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi speaks about the changes he hopes to see from the Obama administration. |
IndustryWeek
October 19, 2011 |
Public Policy Key to Successful Energy Efficiency, Business Growth Charting a sustainable path to improved business performance. |
Food Processing
September 2008
Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Three ETFs to Play the Coming Emerging Market Infrastructure Boom More investors have grown unsure of the economic future in much of the developed world, and many have flocked toward emerging markets. |
CIO
August 30, 2010
Elana Varon |
How CIOs Can Contribute to Developing Eco-Friendly Products Consumers want sustainability built into the products they buy. IT can make that happen. |
Inc.
June 2005
Michael E. Porter |
More Tales of the Inner City A remarkable group of entrepreneurs deserves credit for transforming America's toughest neighborhoods. But there is still much that cities can and must do to support these crucial growth companies. |
Entrepreneur
May 2002
Mark Henricks |
Flexin' the City Think you know the face of urban America? The U.S. city is in for a workout... |
ONLINE
Jan/Feb 2008
Stoss & Stoss |
Heating Up for Global Warming Research and Policy The critical actions in combating global warming call for individuals, neighborhoods, communities, and geopolitical entities to implement a concept of global warming ICE. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Megan Sever |
Affording the Costs of Climate Change Taking immediate action to try to mitigate climate change is not only necessary, it is affordable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 19, 2012
Carmen Nobel |
LEED-ing by Example When a local government decides to pursue environmentally aware construction policies for its own buildings, the private sector follows suit, according to new research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel. |
Fast Company
March 1, 2007
Andrew Zolli |
Business 3.0 A suite of new global forces is emerging that will remake the operating environment for global capitalism, obliterate the walls -- and the distinctions -- between the Friedmanesque Hatfields and the Naderesque McCoys, and inject a "greed is good" mentality into our approach to grand social problems. |
Reason
June 2001 |
City Views Urban studies legend Jane Jacobs on gentrification, the New Urbanism, and her legacy... |
Reason
July 2008
Bailey et al. |
Carbon: Tax, Trade, or Deregulate? Something is going to be "done" about global warming, so what should it be? Three experts debate the issue. |
Chemistry World
October 6, 2015
Angeli Mehta |
China launches nationwide emissions trading scheme China has announced that it will implement a national emissions trading scheme in 2017, and encourage more power generation from renewables. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2007
Richard Vodra |
Inconvenient Truths The economic effects of climate change and oil shortages present a unique challenge for financial planners. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Energy Conservation is No Barrier to Japan's Economic Ambitions Every spring, fierce winds kick up the Gobi Desert's dust and blow east through China, where the dirt blends with pollutants from the growing numbers of factories. The resulting mixture travels across the Sea of Japan. |
BusinessWeek
February 3, 2011
Morales & Downing |
A Bright Outlook for Energy Efficiency Plays Stocks of companies aiding energy efficiency are set to outperform clean energy stocks, which carry higher political risk. |
Chemistry World
July 21, 2009
Anna Lewcock |
Degrees of freedom The global nature of the climate change offers both opportunities and challenges. The US, for example, is keen to establish international cooperation and collaboration in climate change research |
Scientific American
September 2009
Jeffrey D. Sachs |
The U.S. Must Prioritize Its Carbon Strategy [Extended version] The Obama administration needs an energy strategy alongside the ambitious climate bill |
Bank Technology News
November 2006
Richard Muirhead |
Gaining Steam to Go Green Reducing a financial institution's carbon footprint isn't just the environmentally correct thing to do, it's a way to conserve energy and save money by operating more efficient facilities and data centers. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Jones & Keen |
Climate Policy in Hard Times Restoring economic growth after the global financial crisis need not thwart the fight against climate change |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Samuel K. Moore |
How to Measure a City's Metabolism Just how much land is commandeered to support cities, nations, and their inhabitants is measured using what sustainability experts call ecological-footprint analysis. Here's how it works. |
CFO
April 1, 2007
John Goff |
Cleaning Up Carbon Pressure to curb carbon emissions is mounting. How companies respond will affect much more than their bottom lines. |
