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Creating Cities for People: Practical Tips for Increasing Comfort and Livability
Unlocking the Mysteries of Shape and Space: The Ultimate Guide to Geometry. Geometry is the basis for understanding spatial relationships and shapes, in various sciences, technologies, and everyday life.
Technology, including sensors, AI, and smart city initiatives, will play a critical role in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services.
Global warming vs climate change
March 13, 2023
CLIMATE
Global warming vs climate change. Global warming and climate change are related concepts, but they have different meanings.
Top innovative renewable energy companies and startups
March 2, 2023
ENERGY
Discover the latest and most innovative companies and startups working in the renewable energy sector. From transforming waste into energy, to harnessing the power of ocean waves, to developing advanced wind turbines and solar panels, these companies are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and leading the way towards a more sustainable future. Join us as we explore the cutting-edge technologies and groundbreaking ideas that are shaping the renewable energy landscape and paving the way for a cleaner, greener planet.
Green logistics is the way of the future
March 2, 2023
TRANSPORTATION
In general, green logistics are any initiatives in the supply and storage of goods aimed at sustainable development.
How Smart homes will be integrated into Smart Cities?
February 14, 2023
TECHNOLOGY
“How Smart Homes and Smart Cities Will Change Lives … It will be possible to control them with a device that will fit in …
What the city of the future will be like: 7 key trends
February 8, 2023
SMART CITIES
The acceleration of life. A distinctive feature of the cities of the present (true of the settlements of the future as well) is speed and the innate desire of all living things for its …
9 world-changing innovations from San Francisco
February 3, 2023
SMART CITIES
Top 9 innovative technologies of 2023 from San Francisco that will change our future
Why won’t government abolish water and utility bills?
February 2, 2023
GOVERNMENT
The government may have other priorities in using fusion energy, and there may be other ways to solve the problem of access to fresh water.
Smart City San Francisco
January 27, 2023
SMART CITIES
These are just a few examples, but there are many other innovative technologies and initiatives being implemented in San Francisco as well.
Smart Budapest
January 3, 2023
SMART CITIES
the smart city vision of Budapest”, a roadmap to help Budapest become a smart city. It is not simply a singular strategic document
How parks in Barcelona produce electricity
November 30, 2022
ENERGY
he city allocated 30,000 euros for the installation of the environmentally friendly sidewalk, while the remaining costs were borne by the manufacturer, Platio Solar
How to digitize waste
November 23, 2022
PIONEERS
Waste management service provider SembWaste will be scaling up its digitalization and automation initiatives in Singapore’s Punggol area
goals of the Smart Prague Concept until 2030, which was created in connection with the existing priorities of the city given by the Strategic Plan
Water transport of the future in Amsterdam
November 14, 2022
PIONEERS
Roboat Amsterdam is a 5-year study that explores and tests the use of autonomous transportation systems on water.
Organic waste recycling plant
October 25, 2022
PIONEERS
Plant for the processing of organic waste into renewable natural gas Goal To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the overall environmental condition of the city Project In partnership with Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., the city will begin installing new equipment at the Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility later this year. The new equipment will convert […]
Waste management app
October 24, 2022
PIONEERS
Toronto waste management app Goal To help residents with proper segregation and disposal of waste Project Waste Wizard is a quick and easy-to-use waste management tool that is designed as part of the city’s long-term waste management strategy to support the city’s recycling and environmental goals. The app is designed to make it as easy […]
Barcelona Energia launch
October 19, 2022
PIONEERS
Launching a clean energy operator Goal To create an operator that integrates clean energy sources to deliver electricity to the city’s services and population Project Barcelona Energia, a clean energy operator, has been launched as a pilot project. The company begins by meeting the electricity needs of the city council and municipal companies, as well […]
Consumption management new goals
September 30, 2022
PIONEERS
Reducing the amount of household waste Goals Reducing consumption and pollution Project Based on data from the waste management system, each independent county has a goal: how much to cut back on waste. The city’s goal is to reduce consumption by 12% % by the end of 2018 and 20% by the end of 2020 […]
Waste-to-energy plant
September 22, 2022
ENERGY
Creating a plant to recycle city waste into electricity. The project will free up land that is currently used for waste storage,
Waste Reduction Grants Program
August 31, 2022
TECHNOLOGY
City of Toronto Waste Reduction Community Grants Program Goals To reduce household waste and increase citizen engagement in separate waste collection programs Project The City has launched a grant competition for waste reduction projects. Grants awarded must be consistent with the City’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving toward zero waste, which involves […]
Virtual power plant
August 15, 2022
SMART CITIES
The solution will use the stable EWDai coin on the Ethereum network.
My Clean City
August 15, 2022
PIONEERS
Keeping the city cleaner
Monitoring the occupancy of recycling bins
August 15, 2022
SMART CITIES
Telefonica Tech a recycling bins project in San Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona
Rockefellers: the world belongs to us
August 4, 2022
ENERGY
John D. Omnipotent – Financing Lenin or Hitler? No problem!
Paradox Engineering
June 15, 2022
PIONEERS
Paradox Engineering is a technology company that designs and markets Internet of Things solutions for open cities and other smart environments.
Aquaponics
June 7, 2022
BUZZWORDS
Aquaponics is a combined method of growing fish and plants together in a recirculating ecosystem using natural bacterial cycles to convert fish waste into plant nutrients. It is an environmentally friendly method that uses the best attributes of aquaculture and hydroponics without the need to add chemical fertilizers, discard water, or leachate. Aquaponics is a […]
Low impact development
May 23, 2022
BUZZWORDS
Low Impact Development (LID) has been defined as “development that, through its adverse environmental impacts, either enhances or does not significantly degrade the quality of the environment.” The relationship between potential developers and UK planning authorities since the 1980s has led to a multitude of unique, locally adapted developments, often using natural, local, and reclaimed […]
Green building materials
May 12, 2022
BUZZWORDS
Green building materials – Composed of renewable and/or recycled materials, rather than nonrenewable resources. What kinds of green building materials are there? Building materials that are energy-efficient, sustainable, reusable, and that help and do not harm the planet are very important in the construction industry. Green building materials do one or more of the following: […]
Leadership in Energy LEED
May 11, 2022
BUZZWORDS
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED – is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Before the introduction of LEED, the construction industry had no established standard for defining what constituted an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly project. Since its introduction in 1998, the LEED system […]
Slovakia introduced refunding of plastic bottles and cans
January 5, 2022
TECHNOLOGY
Slovakia, small country of EU will launch a system for backing up plastic bottles and cans from January. It wants to reduce waste…
2008, Masdar, Abu Dhabi
December 4, 2021
SMART CITIES
Many global cities are fast developing into resource-starved ecosystems, inefficient, unmanageable, and unsustainable…
2007, Tianjin, China
December 4, 2021
SMART CITIES
Following earlier cooperation between China and Singapore on the Suzhou Industrial Park in China while benefiting from Singapore’s…
2005, Dongtan, China
December 4, 2021
SMART CITIES
With the rapid urbanization in China, the country faces significant challenges in sustainable urban development and actively explores…
Blue Gate Antwerp, Belgium
December 4, 2021
SMART CITIES
Antwerp is the second largest port in Europe and the 5th largest worldwide. It, therefore, plays an important economic role not just in..
1989, Geneva, Switzerland
December 4, 2021
SMART CITIES
The Smart City concept is still evolving, and there is not yet a commonly accepted worldwide definition. Still, it is pretty clear that..
Green roof
December 3, 2021
BUZZWORDS
A green roof is a flat roof that may be systematically planted with, for example, varieties of sedum, moss, or grass,..
Green energy types, how they work and their efficiency
November 18, 2021
ENERGY
Green energy is still being researched all around the world and newer applications are being developed nearly daily.
Brief explanation of green economics sectors
November 18, 2021
ECONOMICS
Fortunately the situation is constantly changing for the better, green technological solutions are becoming cheaper…
Soaring trends and solutions of green economics
November 18, 2021
ECONOMICS
The goal supports the idea of a man living in harmony with the Earth while continuing to progress technologically for our greater good as a whole.
Primary trends of future cities development
November 15, 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE
Constant innovation and technological advancement that is being introduced in the cities will be a reality in the future thus enabling…
Smart City terminus
November 13, 2021
BUZZWORDS
Today, almost half of the world’s population lives in cities and the number of urban residents is constantly increasing.
Technologies of city security and impact on citizens
November 13, 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE
The 21st century time is absolutely the best time to live. Technology has shaped everything and life have become..
Germany innovation in the spirit of circular economy
November 13, 2021
ECONOMICS
The circular economy is pivotal in achieving climate neutrality, conserving natural resources, and protecting the environment.
The future of information search is in AI
November 13, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
If we look at the early beginnings of searching, collecting and sorting information, we can certainly present…
The modernized systems are also used to transport goods from one point in the city to another point. Smart city transport…
People-centric Smart City benefits for all. New measures, IT applications, and young talents.
One of the most amazing cities. Built on traditions mixed with super high-end technologies.
The Smart City roadmap of London connects data & community to be the smartest city on the World.
The City of Sydney is experiencing rapid change. Our population is growing, the needs of our community and environment are intensifying and technological…
“Smart” networking people and organizations make social, ecological, and economic value.
The big data-based Smart City master plan focuses on IoT and AI-based traffic management.
Shenzhen 深 圳
November 8, 2021
CITIES
Shenzhen smart city strategy, including its implementation, examples of smart city projects, and interesting facts and statistics.
Washington
November 8, 2021
CITIES
Washington DC smart city (smart city strategy) is focused on leveraging technology to improve the lives of its residents, enhance sustainability, and foster economic growth. The strategy includes
The strategic planning sectors have for the most part been determined by the Montreal Urban Planning and Development Plan. In addition to the city…
The City of Kigali is open and supports working with all spheres of our population. We value the contribution and role of the private sector in development.
Pune Smart City has come up with five strategic requirements to fix core urban infrastructure and make it “future-proof.”
Jakarta Smart City optimizes the utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to control resource effectiveness.
Amsterdam Smart City realized through a partnership among businesses, authorities, research institutions, and the people.
Smart technology creates opportunities. Overall development integration with smart solutions helps to aide the development of smart cities…
Zero waste city
October 21, 2021
BUZZWORDS
To keep up with the times and modern minimalist design that features spaciousness and easy maintenance, try to keep only the things you…
The project aims to provide Ahmedabad with a meaningful waterfront environment along the Sabarmati River banks and redefine the identity of..
Future City
September 29, 2021
SMART CITIES
Details on whether some elements of the competition will be taking place in person this season will be announced later in the year.
Austria : 52 days without watering
August 24, 2021
ENERGY
For the future of our country, we need innovative business ideas, with which it is now a matter of getting started together and mastering…
State of Green
August 8, 2021
SMART CITIES
The state of Green is a not-for-profit, public-private partnership from Denmark. We foster relations with international stakeholders…
INFOSYS Smart City
August 8, 2021
BRANDS
Smart Cities requires integrated management of the economic, social, and infrastructure aspect of urbanization with the use of advanced…
Life 2.0: Creating pandemic-ready smart cities
August 8, 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE
Change is a constant. We have seen several changes impacting our lives from the metal to the machine age until the digital revolution.
Municipal services
August 8, 2021
BUZZWORDS
Services that municipalities provide depend partly on the size of the town or city but typically include a school system, police and fire…
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns – the twelve SDG goal presented by the United Nations organization’s SDG strategy.
Make cities & human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable – the 11th SDG goal presented by the United Nations organization.
Urban mining
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
Densely built-up urban areas are vast “repositories” or “banks” of raw materials. Urban mining is a concept for the systematic inventory…
Secondary raw materials
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
Secondary raw materials are raw materials that are recovered from recycled waste. They serve as raw materials for new products but differ…
Renewables
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
This term defines energy sources that are constantly renewed or replenished and hence are permanently available. Renewables include sunlight
District cooling
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
Since demand for district heating is lower in the warm months of the year, redundant waste heat is fed through large, environment-friendly…
District heating
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
In district heating systems, the heat produced as a by-product of power generation and waste incineration is generally transported using…
Circular Economy
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORDS
A circular economy is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating…
The ‘green’ generation is growing up in very positive trend, although children are still skeptical that they can make a difference.
Smart Cities Dive
June 15, 2021
SMART CITIES
The newsletters and website cover transportation, building & infrastructure, governance, tech & data, and more.
Smart city projects are all the rage now, but creating an intelligent city requires much more than installing new technology.
Waste management, digital kiosks, smart streetlights, security systems, air quality systems, and open data initiatives.
Fruit waste by miracle saved deforested land
June 13, 2021
CLIMATE
A team of ecologists and biologists, led by Daniel Jazen and Winnie Hallwachs, asked the orange juice company in Costa Rica…
Тhe wealth of initiatives in the dynamic socio-economic, technical, and policy environment in the EU of Smart City characteristics.
Robotic automation offers huge potential to enhance productivity, efficiency, and manufacturing flexibility in the construction industry.
Itron Smart City
May 23, 2021
BRANDS
A portfolio of smart software, services, meters, and sensors helps our customers better manage energy and water for the people they serve.
Planet Smart City
May 23, 2021
BRANDS
Solutions include free Wi-Fi at the Innovation Hub, Interactive totems, Nowcasting weather forecasting technology, and SOS devices.
Orange Smart City
May 11, 2021
BRANDS
“Welcome to my city” is the Orange web and mobile-based urban services platform was created to make life easier for citizens and tourists.
Circular economy support platform in Japan
May 11, 2021
ENERGY
A circular renewables platform to visualize plastics historically discarded as waste and other recyclable resources.
Atos Smart City
April 8, 2021
BRANDS
Atos Smart Cities incorporates Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the city’s fabric for better citizens’ experience.
SAP Smart City
April 3, 2021
BRANDS
SAP Smart City concept says that government and the companies that serve the city’s citizens must undergo their own changes to keep up…
Samsung Smart City
April 3, 2021
BRANDS
Samsung C&T’s Smart City will employ eco-friendly technologies to reduce energy loss and achieve energy independence.
Sustainable development goals framework – The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015.
Can Electric Cars Be Energized by Drones?
February 24, 2021
TRANSPORTATION
New technology of energizing smart cars could help to change that in the future. One point to note entails the use of drones.
ORACLE Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
This requires a deeper, broader approach to technology—one that fuels innovation and provides scalability to address future demands.
AMAZON Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Cities of the Future powered by the Cloud Cities in the cloud have to benefit all. Get the technology and the support you need to realize your vision. Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) involve connecting smart devices and systems—in diverse sectors such as transportation, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare—in fundamentally new ways. These […]
HP Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Cities want better insights on what causes their biggest societal problems. Enter predictive analytics.
DELL Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Discover how we’re delivering game-changing transformation for your citizens in tomorrow’s Digital Future.
INTEL Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Intel® Vision Products provide AI solutions across a diverse set of products enabling cities to become smarter, safer, and more efficient.
McKinsey Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Sensor data and high-tech command centers promised a revolutionary new way to manage complex operations and automate infrastructure systems.
AT&T Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
Smart City projects can increase citizen satisfaction and economic development, as well as improve safety and sustainability.
Accenture Smart City
February 12, 2021
BRANDS
The full realization of the economic growth and cost savings from leveraging Smart City solutions built on 5G infrastructure.
Space requirement of renewable energy sources
January 7, 2021
ENERGY
It takes more space to produce renewable energy than you think, says Paul Behrens…
Citymills leading the positive change in recycling
April 23, 2020
TECHNOLOGY
Paper city mills are leading the positive change to reduce waste via increased recycling and utilization of side streams.
ndian ITs and startups face a difficult choice. They can either stay in smaller towns and take a small salary or move to a big city. The second option…
Plastic bag or paper bag?
April 23, 2020
CLIMATE
Is it a greener plastic bag or paper bag? … you may be surprised!
Sewerage systems by part and large mainly comprises a series of underground pipes, collecting ducts, treatment plants and a whole lot of…
Green economics as the matter of life and death
October 3, 2019
ECONOMICS
Green marketing, unlike traditional marketing, goes beyond the basic determined needs of the customer and the economy…
We drained our resources the fastest in the last 48 years
October 3, 2019
CLIMATE
From 1st August, we live on ecological debt. By that date, all natural resources that the biosphere can replace…
The “Smart City Concept”: What Is It All About?
August 21, 2019
SMART CITIES
Big building blocks of the smart city concept are wireless sensor networks, smart metering, open platforms, high speed…
Technology transforms the search for the counterpart, the artificial intelligence of courtship, and the relationship itself.
A basic difference between traditional and green energy sources
February 22, 2018
CLIMATE
There are two existing sources of energy in the world. One of them is historic and has been used ever since humanity…
Smart water management system in modern Smart Cities
February 20, 2018
INFRASTRUCTURE
Smart management systems in sustainability maintains a high quality of life for every citizen. One of the key requirements…
What is Smart Waste Management and how it works
December 1, 2017
CLIMATE
With so much smart technology making the scene, the opportunities and innovations are amazing.
How can we recognise that city planning is Smart oriented
November 18, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE
Contributions of the smart city concept to urban planning. This article discusses the interrelationships…
Smart infrastructure technologies, which are collectively referred to as intelligent transportation systems…
Government’s implementation of green industrial strategy
November 12, 2017
CLIMATE
Global problems affect the interests and destinies of all countries, peoples, social strata and lead to…
Smart Cities support innovation in a chemical industry
November 10, 2017
ECONOMICS
The chemical industry directly or indirectly touches over 95 percent of all manufactured products…
Green direction development steps to Smart City
October 22, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE
The special value of the theory of C. Graves is that the highest levels of development of values do not deny, but include…
Smart farming to secure sustainable food logistics
October 20, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE
It is faced with a new set of challenges, including agricultural productivity, food security and a raft of other contemporary concerns…
Technological solutions creating Smart City concept
October 18, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE
One of the major problem facing modern cities is traffic congestion. As traffic control becomes increasingly difficult due to increase…
Role of technologies in Smart Economy development
October 13, 2017
ECONOMICS
Various cities in various parts of the world face various challenges that are posed in the economic development sector.
India’s road to a renewable and sustainable future
August 25, 2017
ENERGY
The world’s largest renewable capacity expansion programme is already underway in India. The program is expected…