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Kutupalong, the world’s largest refugee camp
Analyzing the past, origin, present and the different options for the future of Kutupalong, the largest refugee camp in the world.
U.S. Mayoral Roundtable #5 | The Blueprint for Future Cities
The Blueprint for Future Cities: Mayors’ Diverse Approaches to Achieving Sustainable, Safe, and Smart Urban Ecosystems The US Roundtable aims to provide city leaders with strategies and insights for leveraging technology in urban development, ensuring public safety, and fostering public-private partnerships. Through practical questions for each mayor, reflecting their city’s unique challenges and achievements, the […]
How Seoul is struggling to improve its air quality
Several cities such as Seoul, South Korea, are already struggling to improve air quality through the use of technology and smart policies. Find out how they are doing it!
Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town: planning for the next 100 years
Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town is a small experimental town in Fujisawa City. Sponsored by Panasonic and two other local companies, the aim is to develop technologies to reduce the impact of humans in the world while making space for any further advances that may happen in the next century.
Bike infrastructure: ideas, improvement principles and cities with the best infrastructure
If cities really want more people to cycle, what do they need to do? How can active modes of transport be promoted? How can cities be improved?
Solar windows: the next architectural revolution?
What are solar windows? In this article we explore a potentially revolutionary invention that is already helping smart buildings to reduce their power bills by generating their own electricity.
Flying drones and cities: a complicated relationship
In the social imaginary, delivery drones will be flying over urbanites as cars did in around 1960 in futurology journals. But are drones suitable for cities? What are the challenges?
7 inventions that shaped city life
Cities have changed drastically since they were first built, but what are the inventions that have most changed the way we understand the city?
Autonomous vehicles and accidents: are they safer than vehicles operated by drivers?
Are self-driving cars any safer than those commanded by humans? This question may have huge implications for the future of the automotive industry and our cities.