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Urban investment flows: how smart city projects attract global capital

Author | Raquel C. Pico More than half of the world’s population already lives in cities. By 2050, that figure will be 70%. These are two UN statistics that are always shared, as they help highlight the importance of urban environments in demographic patterns. Cities have become the main population hubs, which in turn creates […]

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How AI is influencing the purchase of homes

Author | Lucía Burbano According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the report “AI Is Changing Home Buying and Renting—But Not Always for the Better”, artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into tools such as home search engines, virtual assistants, chatbots, and appraisal instruments, which property buyers and renters are using more […]

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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 […]

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Smart Cities and Urban Development: Building Sustainable and Connected Futures

Explore top pedestrian-friendly cities where urban planning, walkability, and people-first urban development create safer, more vibrant pedestrian spaces.

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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 […]

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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?

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What are microgrids and why are they important for improving urban resilience?

Authors | M. Martínez Euklidiadas, Elvira Esparza Local energy production and distribution grids, also known as microgrids, are becoming widespread as families, groups of residents or entire town councils choose to create their own power generation, distribution and consumption grids, often with the aim of creating a neighborhood or community or being more sustainable. This […]

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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.

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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? […]

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