With all the talk of incorporating smart technologies within cities that already exist, it is hard not to wonder what it would be like to build a smart city from the ground up. Bureaucracy, limited resources, and rigid infrastructure often haunt urban planners’ dreams today and slow down progress. What does it take to build a truly smart city? And how can cities approach smart...
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Smart innovations touch every part of our lives – both at home and in the streets. We use them to facilitate our daily tasks, to move around town, and to stay connected. We can also use them to promote better public health, an area whose importance came to the fore during the pandemic. Just like the 1848 cholera outbreak in London prompted the creation of...
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The travel industry is still recovering from the pandemic but one thing is clear – people want to get new stamps on their passports as quickly as possible. After two years of insecurity, airlines and hotels are welcoming tourists once again. This prompts tourism boards to reconsider their strategies in order to provide a safer, more adequate, and more exciting service for visitors. At the...
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Each year, the stark warnings from scientists about the impending climate change disaster strike a chord with many people. While western societies have more time and resources to prepare, the developing world is already suffering from rising sea levels, devastating droughts, and hurricanes, as well as the influx of waste from wealthier countries. The driving force behind these events is clear – economic growth. It...
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Even though we’re moving at lightning speed towards a truly connected future, one issue stands in the way of smart cities. Currently, every segment of the smart city ecosystem is built separately. This is sometimes due to the lack of funding, the lack of existing legislation (or the will to create a new one), or simply because we still lack the necessary components to integrate...
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Sustainability is so much more than a buzzword – it is our path forward to a livable future. While some cities struggle to get their citizens on board, others are bright examples of soft and hard measures that add up to create environmentally friendly urban areas. Today, we will take a look at five cities that sit on top of many sustainability charts, and we...
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