INTI - International New Town Institute

Mysterious China-themed 'city' proposed in New York's Catskills

Rachel Keeton — 2013-12-09T15:17:32Z

U.S. immigration officials are considering a proposal from Chinese investors to create a multibillion-dollar development in New York's Catskills called "China City" — raising concerns among critics about the potential cost to U.S. taxpayers and, according to one analyst, the possibility it could be a "stalking horse" for the Beijing government.

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KFCC revives film city plan

Rachel Keeton — 2013-11-13T11:07:44Z

The long cherished dream of the Kannada film industry to have its own film city is back in circulation again with newly elected president of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) H.D. Gangaraju taking initiative, to reclaim the land allocated for the purpose decades ago.

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Smart City in Vienna: Model Project Aspern

Rachel Keeton — 2013-11-11T10:52:25Z

In conjunction with partners, Siemens is launching a large smart city project in Vienna, Austria. A living laboratory will be created in the next five years in the waterside district of Aspern, one of the largest urban development projects in Europe. Here power supply, building systems, intelligent power grids, and information and communication technologies will interact optimally.

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Site visit: Siemens Building, Masdar City

Rachel Keeton — 2013-11-11T10:47:03Z

Siemens' new headquarters at Masdar City is the first major building to be conceived, designed and built since the bursting of the property bubble. Michael Fahy pays a visit

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The housing crisis doesn't just need new homes, it needs new towns

Rachel Keeton — 2013-10-21T13:01:36Z

Political reputations are built in bricks and mortar. The post-war consensus decreed that Britons could and should hope to own their homes, and no prime minister, Conservative or Labour, wished to crush that aspiration.

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Housing crisis: We need new towns

Rachel Keeton — 2013-10-14T13:31:23Z

The solution to the housing crisis is to make housing supply more responsive, or in economic terms, elastic. This means making it so that an increase in demand leads to more houses being constructed rather than higher prices.

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Construction work begins near Aberdeen on Scotland's largest new town

Rachel Keeton — 2013-10-08T14:12:12Z

Work has begun on what is being billed as Scotland's largest new town. The Chapelton development will see 8000 new homes built five miles south of Aberdeen, with the first expected to be available in spring 2014.

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Build a new capital for Coastal Andhra

Rachel Keeton — 2013-10-08T14:02:39Z

Having created Telangana, the Centre can do a whole lot more than look on as coastal Andhra goes into convulsions of angst and anger.

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Protest at 'new town' plans for South Warwickshire

Rachel Keeton — 2013-10-08T13:55:00Z

A PROTEST group attempting to block the development of a 'new town' in South Warwickshire has urged neighbouring villagers to "wake up" if they are to avoid a traffic nightmare.

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Why Africa Should Be Wary of Its ‘New Cities'

Rachel Keeton — 2013-08-19T13:46:33Z

Africa is bracing itself for the arrival of the New Cities. That's the term being used by urban scholars to describe the continent's next urban phenomenon: Comprehensively planned, independent, relatively self-contained communities, usually built from scratch, and large enough to provide within their borders housing, public facilities, socio-cultural opportunities and employment for their residents.

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