The Madrid-based collective Zuloark developed an information pavilion for this year’s European Capital of Culture, San Sebastian. The event lasts ...
Will building porters be replaced by robots?
In-house delivery by building porters has been a luxury for those who can afford it. The robotics company Savioke developed a delivery robot that might be ...
Improving miners’ safety with new technology
Miners worldwide are working under security risks that are considerably higher than most occupations above ground. Efforts to reduce this risk or improve ...
EUROCITIES’ report on urban anti-radicalization measures
The European network of cities has released a report on the strategies and policies cities adopt to encounter radicalization, extremism and terrorism. ...
Landscape planning and design for urban resilience
A new online guide for urban landscape planning was published by the American Society of Landscape Architects. It shows with examples how the risk natural ...
Which is the most visited city worldwide in 2016?
The multinational financial services corporation Mastercard published for the seventh year in a row the Global Destination Cities Index. In total there are ...
Sydney’s Opera House: culture meets sustainability
Australia’s probably most iconic landmark, the Opera House in Sydney, also stands out when it comes to sustainability. It has been awarded a four- ...
Resilience lessons from hurricane Matthew
While the whole devastating impact of hurricane Matthew on farmers’ livelihoods, the environment and public health is not entirely clear yet, it can be ...
Eight new cities for Australia to reduce population pressure
Forecasts predict a great increase in population for Australia. Ambitious plans have now been announced by Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA), a ...
How algorithms and big data can discriminate excessively
There are factors that a numerical system of big data can hardly catch. Societal and other non-numerical factors are neglected which can produce damaging ...
