Report: “Innovating Urban Energy”
The report published by Arup has been prepared for the World Energy Council in Istanbul 2016. The report analyses the impact of key urban drivers on ...
Kigali Climate Accord to ban classic air conditioning
Representatives from 170 nations gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to make an agreement on banning cheap air conditioners that work with hydrofluorocarbons (HFC ...
Global smart city sector to grow by 20% in coming years
A new report has been published that forecasts the expansion of the smart city sector, ICT applied to urban development. The “Global Smart City ...
Mexico’s implemention of a tax on sugary drinks
In 2014 health organizations and ministers across America agreed on a Plan of Action for the Prevention of Obesity of Children and Adolescents to fight ...
Good architecture for Kolkata
Nearly 100 smart cities are developed in India at the moment. Newton, a city just outside Kolkata, is one of them. Equipped with a wifi zone, smart LED ...
The struggle of social sciences with big data
Despite social scientists express a high interest in the use of big data technology, the impact of big data on the social sciences has so far been limited ...
Victory for San Francisco’s cycling advocates
A group of anonymous cycling advocates set up a number of provisional safe-cycling interventions in San Francisco. The city decided now to keep one of the ...
Towards a sustainable infrastructure in the USA
In this article Jeffrey D. Sachs, the University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, explains how an ...
How ICT empowers women and girls in Senegal
Various initiatives in Senegal aim at increasing the digital literacy of women and girls to increase their chances for employment and participation in ...
The benefit of arts for neighborhood revitalization
The Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (Hands) has already been a major force in driving the renewal of Orange, New Jersey before it founded ...
