Parking is usually among the bigger problems in urban areas, mainly due to the space that is needed to accomodate all the cars as well as its impact on the ...
How cities can use technology to empower citizens
There are lots of digital tools available that governments could use to foster citizen engagement. Tom Saunders of Nesta outlines how technology can ...
Scientists: global warming to blame for heatwave deaths
New research shows that hundreds of deaths during the heatwave across Europe in 2003 can be attributed to manmade climate change. According to ...
Elektromobilität: “Ladenotstand in Deutschland”
Eine Million E-Autos will die Bundesregierung bis 2020 auf die Straße gebracht haben – ein Ziel, das zu scheitern droht. Der Grund: Der Ausbau der ...
Report: Car sharing can reduce social inequality in cities
According to the International Transport Forum, social inequality could be reduced by changing the way people move: Its study has found that replacing ...
The negative impacts of overflowing garbage bins
Due to the steady increase in urban population and the growing demand for food, cities are confronted with a rising amount of waste and littering. Public ...
Could tobacco soon be powering airplanes?
With the demand for cigarettes in decline around the world, farmers are looking for other things to make out of tobacco. In Virginia, a group of ...
Can smart cities improve the health of their citizens?
The term “smart city” is often tied to better infrastructures, more security and higher efficiency among urban areas. But are smart cities able ...
Report: Cities key to emission reduction
According to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), cities are central for achieving the ambitious targets of the Paris Climate Agreement. ...
Video: Mapping the world’s immigration flows
Max Galka of Metrocosm has created another stunning animation: After visualizing the history of urbanization, Galka mapped the world’s immigration ...
