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Video: The History of Urbanization
Thanks to a new study mapping 6.000 years of urban settlements, Max Galka at Metrocosm was able to create a video that visualizes the history of cities ...
Singapore looks ahead to the next 50 years
With Singapore’s first long-term urban blueprint being 45 years old, its Chief Information Officer of the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Peter Quek, ...
Portrait of a smart city: Helsinki
A district in the finnish capital of Helsinki, called Kalasatama, is a model for intelligent city development and an experimental innovation platform. Its ...
PDF: Wie sich Städte an den Klimawandel anpassen können
Das Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) hat eine Broschüre herausgegeben, die Städten und Kommunen bei der Anpassung der eigenen ...
Learning portal on smart city projects to be launched in India
The urban development ministry of India will launch an interactive web portal that aims to help cities to get smarter. Called “SmartNet”, the ...
Map visualizes global urban footprint
Until recently, spatial information on the world’s urban areas has been unavailable or unreliable. But now, a newly developed method helped ...
Stadtplanung: Klimawandel als größte Herausforderung
Rund 80 Prozent der CO2-Emissionen werden in den Städten produziert – demnach liegt dort auch das größte Einsparpotenzial. Für die Stadtplanerin ...
New platform aggregates city’s traffic systems
In most cities, various systems are collecting data on congestion, making it inconvenient for operators to manage traffic. A new platform, called ...
What makes a city smart?
The term “smart city” is mentioned quite a few times these days, especially when it comes to city planning and development. Yet, most ...
