A new study by the University of Melbourne and the University of California, San Diego showed with the help of computer models how different factors ...
Tel Aviv as future hub for smart city technology?
The city of Tel Aviv plans to turn one of its neighborhoods into a beta side for startups to test their new smart city technologies. The openess of the ...
Innovative urban apps to watch
Several citizen-driven innovation dominated projects were showcased at the Lab Laboo Smart Cities exhibition in Paris, France, in early September. Molly ...
UNO establishes program in community development finance
UNO’s Department of Planning and Urban studies offers a new program in community development finance in cooperation with the University of New ...
Trondheim’s new sustainable student village
An integrative approach to sustainability took the Oslo-based architecture firm MDH Arkitekter for the design of Trondheim’s new student village. The ...
Landscape design as a weapon against extreme weather
As extreme weather events such as flooding and wildfires occur more frequently, landscape designers aim to help cities lessen the impact – with ...
World Car-Free Day in major cities but London?
Many cities worldwide join the World Car-Free Day this Sunday. However London is not among these cities which correlates with the city’s general ...
A “new era” for cities and science
Debra Roberts, the first chief resilience officer of Durban, South Africa and an IPCC co-chair, explains in an interview why science is an emerging ...
Why smart city development relies on relationships
The emerging standardization has made access to smart city technologies very similar across the board – yet some cities have gained an edge over ...
DigitalTown looks to ease smart city transformation
DigitalTown, a leading provider of software solutions, has launched a new cloud-based platform aimed at helping municipalities transform into smart cities ...
