Future world’s most high-tech cities can be anywhere
Songdo is the first global smart city because of its high technology equipment and vast “green” areas, just to name a few features. But other ...
New Urban Agenda: One strategy – diverging implementation
Each city grows at its own rate and in its own way, so there is not one road map for all cities to follow. Nevertheless a common strategy is needed to ...
First electric bus on Indian streets – made in India
The electric bus has been made particularily for Indian roads and load conditions. The bus does not produce any emissions at all. Once it is charged, it ...
Habitat III: Mayors demand more power
Mayors demand autonomous power and direct access to funds and financial institutions for cities. The demand for reform was launched on the first day of ...
Amazon patented drone for your pocket
Amazon received a patent for a new drone that is small enough to take it with you and that has a voice-controlling feature. However, the legal conditions ...
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 ...
Cleanty sterilizes objects with UV light
A new mobile UVC LED light source, the size of a lipstick, is currently raising funds on Kickstarter. Cleanty allows you to quickly and easily sterilize ...
What characterizes a good urban resilience project?
Much development focuses on strengthening urban resilience in situations of conflicts, environmental risks and disasters and some projects are more ...
Five biggest slums on earth deal with their own future
One quarter of the world’s city inhabitants lives in slums today and the number is rising. Unchecked population growth and migration in many world ...
Topics at Habitat III: What is it actually about?
Habitat III, the probably most important international gathering of experts and political leaders on the future of urban life, started in Quito, Ecuador. ...
