Many tourists flock to Paris to shop and to take a romantic walk along the Champs Elysees, but the enjoyment of the latter is currently tainted by the shrouds of car fumes from the busy roads. The mayor of Paris called for diesel cars to be banned from the French capital by 2020.

India might be the seventh largest country in the world, but chaotic and confusing public transport systems make travelling across its cities a mammoth task. Travel app TransitPedia, however, hopes to solve this problem by giving people quick, easy access to the information they need.

China’s 474 million-strong consuming class is starting to wonder whether the price they’ve paid for prosperity is worth it, if money can’t safeguard health. Too severe to be ignored, environmental concerns in China are finally beginning to trump economic ones.

The Chinese urban population is set to increase by 13 million every year between now and 2030. But with 95% of China’s cities falling short of environmental standards, the government is urgently seeking greener models for urban living. Will eco-cities be China’s cities of the future?