How AI mapping of undocumented buildings is transforming urbanism in Africa
Author | Raquel C. Pico The pressure of population growth on cities will increase over the coming decades. People will concentrate in large urban areas, forcing urban planning to be redefined and make the most of new technologies. This will be especially noticeable in Africa, where some estimates suggest that not only will the population […]
AI in Smart Cities: Transforming Urban Life Through Intelligent Technologies
Author | Lucía Burbano Artificial intelligence is broadly transforming smart cities: it optimizes services, manages resources, and anticipates potential problems in real time. Through data analysis, digital twins, and predictive systems, AI improves mobility, energy, waste management, and citizen participation, turning cities into more efficient, sustainable places focused on the needs of their residents. What […]
The Colosseum, putting on shows for over two thousand years
The Colosseum is an iconic site of Imperial Rome given its status as one of the best preserved buildings of its era. Was it important in its time? What did it mean for the city’s urban landscape?
The Chrysler Building: a look at one of the finest examples of Art Deco
Architecture often reflects human ambition, particularly when referring to skyscrapers. The Chrysler Building, one of New York City’s most iconic art deco-style buildings, reflects the personality of the tycoon Walter Percy Chrysler, but it also takes us back to a very specific moment in the history of New York: the roaring twenties.
Smart City Infrastructure: Innovative Platforms and Strategies for the Cities of Tomorrow
Author | Elvira Esparza Smart urban infrastructure is the technological foundation of smart cities, ensuring sustainability, service efficiency, and improving citizens’ quality of life. These infrastructures incorporate sensors, data platforms, and automation to enable more efficient management of resources and services, but how will they evolve in the future? What is a smart city infrastructure? […]
Smart cameras and data analysis enhance security at large events
Author | Lucía Burbano Historically, large-scale events have been prime targets for potential terrorist attacks due to the impact and alarm caused by the high number of people affected. Manually monitoring the movements and behaviors of hundreds or thousands of attendees at a single event is an extremely complex task. The use of technology, specifically […]
Exploring Smart Cities the French Way with Gérard Wolf
Agentic AI drives urban systems: adaptive governance in smart cities
Author | Raquel C. Pico Digital transformation has been one of the major revolutions in cities at this turn of the century. Cities shifted from the analog urban environment to the intelligent, digital city, to the smart city. It was a remarkable leap with powerful transformative effects. However, it is one that is about to […]
Mobility as a Service (MaaS): Innovative Technologies and Strategies for the Cities of Tomorrow
Author | Lucía Burbano Sustainable mobility cannot be achieved without innovative technologies and business models that help address one of cities’ biggest challenges: managing road traffic. In this context, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), emerges as a solution that enables the seamless integration of multiple transportation modes, improving traffic flow and reducing emissions. What is […]
Abu Dhabi to be the first city with a fully driverless robotaxi service outside the U.S.
Author | Lucía Burbano Abu Dhabi has become the first city outside the US or China to deploy a fleet of robotaxis, i.e., a type of autonomous vehicle specifically designed to provide passenger transportation services without a human driver on board, joining both countries in leading autonomous vehicle development. This move is strategic, as when […]