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Monday, February 18, 2013

Good Ideas of the Week

Here is my sample - -
  • City-based work visas
  • The Stockholm Water Prize
  • Aqueduct - New mapping tool for water risk assessment
  • Dutch design firm West 8 and their focus on integrated spatial planning
  • The rise of social media in civil society is a game-changer for governance
  • A Bionic Eye
  • The Antarctic Pod
  • FloodSax
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