Knowledge and expertise sharing is essential for the development of a smart city, as is interconnection and participation of the society. While there is no ...
Habitat III – A resumé
The United Nations’ third Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) has come to an end. 30.000 representatives attended the ...
The sharing economy and big data
While owning things has been the measure of status for the last decades, millenials today see more value in other things. This change of attributed wealth ...
Reshaping primary schools in Rwanda
The Boston-based nonprofit architecture firm MASS Design Group is known for its aesthetical projects that at the same time keep the needs of the people in ...
Funding methods for US parks
The benefits of urban parks for the environment and humans are well-known. How to finance the green areas however is a major challenge for many cities that ...
How the Repair Café fixes more than broken things
In 2013, Peter Skinner found the Repair Café in Palo Alto (USA) which adopts the idea of a grassroot movement from the Netherlands: bringing people ...
Salt Lake City: number one US city on LGBTQ inclusion
A new survey of US cities shows that Salt Lake City is leading in measures for LGBTQ inclusion. This is especially outstanding considering the city’s ...
Eindhoven: inclusive smart city aspirations
The city of Eindhoven launched the “Roadmap Urban Lighting Eindhoven 2030” scheme which will improve the lighting infrastructure of the city ...
Citizens as mayors for sustainable urban development
Citizen participation plays the key role in running the city of Seoul. Sustainable development is based on the integration of citizens into planning. They ...
Big data for child welfare
When child-welfare agencies fail in their assessment, the consequences can be considerable and are often irreversible. A new book, called “Out of ...
