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Guangzhou unveils winners of third urban awards

08 December 2016

by Nick Michell

Urban initiatives around renewable energy, waste management, climate change, road safety and youth engagement were celebrated last night at the 2016 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The winning cities were Songpa-gu (South Korea), Qalyubeya (Egypt), Copenhagen (Denmark), La Paz (Bolivia) and Boston (US),.

With more submissions in 2016 from cities than ever before, and no initiative from a Chinese city making the final 15, the Guangzhou awards has enhanced further its growing reputation for impartiality, equitability and openness.

The technical committee of the third Guangzhou awards reviewed 301 initiatives that were submitted from 171 cities across 59 countries. This re...

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