Iva Boishin
Born in Bulgaria and having lived in Japan, Germany, and Austria, Iva Boishin is fascinated with everything global. She is an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland - College Park, triple majoring in International Business, Marketing, and French Language. Iva wishes to focus her studies on urban marketing in francophone and anglophone countries.
Construction of France's Douvres-la-Délivrande EcoDistrict Will Begin Under Indebted Government
by Iva Boishin
Construction, debts, taxes, new municipality, projects… Thierry Lefort, mayor of Douvres-la-Délivrande in the west of France, talks about the construction projects and expenses that will occur in 2016: Q: What are... Read article
Waterfront Redevelopment Sought at Cannes Marchandises in La Bocca, France
by Iva Boishin
The Cannes Town Hall and Sncf Real Estate have signed an agreement for an urban development project for 23 hectares (57 acres) on the edge of the Mediterranean at the site of “Cannes Marchandises,” the Cannes train s... Read article
Paris, France's Institut Mines-Télécom Spurs Smart City Innovations
by Iva Boishin
With the first Entrepreneurial Challenge of the Institut Mines-Télécom, the engineering students of the Mines and Télécom schools work to create the smart city of tomorrow: Carte blanche in technological innovation. ... Read article
In the Wake of Demolition, New Construction Ecodistricts Expand in Lyon, France
by Iva Boishin
Twenty-eight megacities with more than 10 million residents, according to the United Nations. A number that has tripled since 1990 and will continue to inflate; in 2050, 75% of the world’s population will live in cit... Read article
COP21 Spurs France's EcoDistrict Developments, But Lacks Neighborhood Connectivity
by Iva Boishin
Several inaugurations of ecodistricts took place in France recently. With the COP21 (United Nations Conference on Climate Change), the French wanted to lead by example. But to prove their genuine effectiveness, these... Read article
Mange-Trottoir Vegetable Planters Reclaim Public Space in Montreal, Canada
by Iva Boishin
Community developments that aim to reclaim public spaces for urban agriculture are becoming more numerous in Montreal, Canada. The projects selected from the latest edition of the Transform Your City program from the... Read article
Smartseille EcoDistrict Coming to Marseille, France in 2016
by Iva Boishin
Currently under construction, the new ecodistrict in Marseille, France could easily become an example for the sustainable redevelopment of Mediterranean cities. Will Marseille become a model metropolis for sustainable... Read article
Petits-Moulins' Ecodistrict in Oye-Plage, France Provides Provisional Parking During Construction
by Iva Boishin
The Porte-des-Petits-Moulins Ecodistrict, in the north of France, has been on the table since 2009. Located at the west entrance of the municipality, it is planned as an environmentally friendly space: bicycles and p... Read article
Paris, France's First EcoDistrict Launched at the Old Rungis Train Station
by Iva Boishin
At the location of the old Rungis Train Station, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France, the Semapa erected the first ecodistrict of the capital. It includes clean transportation, rainwater collection machines, sust... Read article
Paris, France's New School for Urban Policy Wants to Reinvent Cities
by Iva Boishin
Sciences Po, in Paris, France, is creating the School of Urban Policy to educate those who will manage and shape the city, thus becoming a major player in the renewal of the collective intervention of cities. One Ambi... Read article
