Urban life often entails all kinds of health challenges such as high levels of stress and air pollution. However, due to factors such as accessible ...
The rising concerns on smart city technologies
The demand for smart city technologies is steadily growing and cities around the global are accelerating the use of sensors and algorithms. Due to this ...
MIT pioneering urban data revolution
With their array of sensors, cities generate a vast amount of data on all kinds of areas such as road traffic and air pollution. Meanwhile, researchers at ...
Ungleichheit in Städten wächst
Städte sind seit jeher Räume der Ungleichheit: Dort leben Arme und Reiche, Mächtige und Machtlose zusammen. In vielen Städten wird diese Ungleichheit ...
The rise of resilience planning
Last week, the 100 Resilient Cities initiative announced its 100th member city, underlining the growing importance of disaster preparedness among cities ...
Key trends in global urbanization
The last two decades saw a strong growth of urban areas, a process that will continue in the near future. The newly released World Cities Report 2016 ...
Melbourne releases resilience strategy
The city of Melbourne, Australia, has unveiled its resilience strategy, becoming the first city in the country to introduce such a document. The strategy ...
IoT can make cities smarter and create jobs, too
The Internet of Things (IoT) is known as the technology that helps cities get smarter and run more efficiently. However, it might offer another advantage ...
How IoT is already making cities smarter
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to make cities more efficient. While some government officials have yet to see the worth of advanced ...
Video: What is 100 Resilient Cities?
Last week, the 100 Resilient Cities initiative reached its namesake goal with announcing its 100th member city. But what exactly is 100 Resilient Cities? ...
