A guide to free online courses on urbanism
Various universities from around the world offer free online courses in the wide field of urbanism, covering topics such as livability in future cities and ...
Airbnb goes urban planning
The largest home-share community, Airbnb, has launched a new innovation lab, called Samara, to explore city planning and development. In its first venture ...
Will Rio be a smarter city after the Olympics?
In order to organize this year’s Olympics, tons of new technology were installed across Rio de Janeiro. It was believed this would put Rio among the ...
“City Tree”: Künstliche Bäume gegen Luftverschmutzung
Insbesondere in Städten stellt die Luftverschmutzung ein immer größer werdendes Gesundheitsrisiko dar. Ein Start-Up aus Dresden will dieses Problem lö ...
Smart cities: It’s about people, not just technology
Technology often seems to be the focal point when people talk about the concept of a smart city. But while technology sure helps us to build more efficient ...
#ThisWeekInData: The latest news on civic data
Each week, Data-Smart City Solutions provides a summary of the latest developments and most relevant news on civic data. The latest edition features ...
Blockchain-Technik: Energiegeschäfte über den Gartenzaun
Nicht nur bei Lebensmitteln, auch in den anderen Konsumbereichen wird immer mehr Wert auf Regionalität gelegt. Selbst beim elektrischen Strom scheint ...
+++ SmartCityNews.global takes a short summer break +++
Dear Visitor, We are taking a short summer break from August 8 to 12, 2016! We are looking forward to providing you with even more interesting news from ...
Apple approved to sell clean energy
Apple’s subsidiary Apple Energy LLC has been granted approval to sell power into wholesale markets. With that, the company joins other technology ...
Zwischenbilanz: Elektroauto-Prämie zeigt kaum Wirkung
Seit einem Monat wird der Kauf eines Elektroautos oder Plug-in-Hybrids staatlich subventioniert. Eine erste Zwischenbilanz fällt aber eher ernüchternd ...
