A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) entitled Towards a pollution-free planet argues that pollution is controllable and ...
Deutscher Nachbarschaftspreis 2017: Landessieger Hamburg
Die Sieger des Nachbarschaftspreises 2017 wurden vor kurzem verkündet und SmartCityNews.global stellt nun im Rahmen einer Reihe von Artikeln den ...
Dubai introduces new electric car incentives
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has announced several new incentives to encourage the use of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles. As part of the ...
Ford & Lyft partner up to bring autonomous cars to the people
Ford announced a giant pilot program in the framework of which their vehicles will be integrated into the Lyft application. During times of high demand, ...
Sustainable society: citizen encouragement or policy?
Policy makers often see laws, restrictions or bans as the ultimate way towards more envrionmental friendly behaviour. Danish behavioural scientist ...
India could go 100% renewable by 2050
The Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) in Finland is known for its research on countries’ abilities to go 100 per cent renewable and be ...
Why African cities need new urban laws
The African Centre for Cities published a new report on the need to reform urban laws in Africa, especially Sub-Saharan cities. The report points to the ...
App helps democratize streets of the future
A team of planning and design specialists at the University of San Francisco and California Polytechnic State University has developed an innovative tool ...
New study on cities’ external cultural relations published
EUROCITIES published a new study on the external cultural relations of 13 major European cities. One of the main findings are that cities are test-beds for ...
Smart foam helmets help athletes prevent concussions
Foam implemented into helmets that sends valuable real time data could soon be a common sight on sports fields. Especially American football players have ...
