For some cities, the issue of going “green” is becoming less important than going “resilient.” Officials in New York City – a municipality already well known for many green initiatives – are putting a new emphasis on becoming more storm-resistant [...]
More people today live in cities than in rural areas … a first in human history. The question is: is this a good thing or a bad thing for sustainability? Past studies have suggested that compact urban living is more [...]
Interesting energy developments in Germany’s capital: even as cash-strapped cities and government agencies elsewhere in the world continue to sell off public assets to corporate owners, citizens in Berlin want to buy back the city’s power supply from Vattenfall. As [...]
Could your smartphone one day soothe you after detecting that you, say, had a bad day at the office? Smartphones with emotional intelligence might not be as far-fetched as they sound, according to engineers at the University of Rochester. They’ve [...]
Time is running out for fast-growing cities in the developing world to prepare for the impacts of climate change while also reducing poverty among their citizens. “There is an important – but closing – window of opportunity for many cities [...]
The last 31 of 100 cities eligible for Smarter Cities Challenge grants from IBM have just been named. Among them: Belfast; Cape Town, South Africa; Christchurch, New Zealand; Foshan, China; Jeju, Korea; Lagos, Nigeria; Makati City, Philippines; Québec City, Canada; [...]
3D models of local geology could in the future help fast-growing cities avoid flooding problems related to development. The British Geological Survey (BGS) created Scotland’s first custom survey and 3D geological model for the town of Forres for that very [...]
If city leaders adopt the right strategies, Rio de Janeiro by 2030 could become not only the Latin American capital of business and high tech but a real-life example of sustainable development in the southern hemisphere, according to a study [...]
A growing number of cities around the world have visions of using technology to bring their economies, schools, transportation systems and environment into the 21st century. Among those, 33 are the latest recipients of grants offered through IBM’s Smarter Cities [...]
One year after the devastating triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown — in Japan, the government hopes to not only rebuild shattered communities, but to rebuild in ways that make those places smarter and more sustainable. The [...]
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