Brasilia, the smart city of the past
Brasilia was one of the first smart cities ever built. It’s still a shining example of ingenuity, but also of the risks involved in long term planning.
Floating cities: history and future of a sustainable dream that could one day come true
While controversial, urban expansion towards the sea could be a way to deal with overpopulation in coastal areas and the effects of climate change
Singapore experiments with its digital twin to improve city life
The whole system of a city can be transferred to the virtual world through a digital twin. Singapore already has its exact virtual copy
Light pollution: a growing problem that is in no way harmless
The effects of the Anthropocene are still being discovered and quantified. Of all the forms of contamination, light pollution is one of the most ignored
Emotional Salary, a revolution for a new labour market
Requests by younger employees no longer focus on money matters. Instead, they are concerned with quality of life and flexibility in their careers
City Brain: what happens when we connect a city’s traffic lights to Alibaba
Alibaba is helping to steer traffic in Hangzhou and Amazon offers facial recognition to police agencies. They work, but what about privacy?
Cities are aging with their population: challenges and solutions for an inverted pyramid
The continuous aging of many populations is seen as an economic issue, but it could open the door to unexpected environmental opportunities
Electronic voting, a reality that has little to do with virtual reality
Barely a handful of countries have deployed e-voting solutions. Its viability not only requires transparency, but public trust
MORE LA: Recovering parking spaces to benefit cities
Los Angeles launched an initiative to reclaim entire areas currently allotted to vehicles, which make for around 60% of the public space
These are the cyber threats that jeopardise the security of smart cities
Vehicles, homes and even critical infrastructures are not part of the Internet of Things, leaving themselves open to potential attacks.