Digitally just cities
In his seminal book The Myth of the Machine Lewis Mumford wrote that emerging new megatechnics would create a uniform, all-enveloping, super-planetary structure, designed…
January, 2020
How smart cities manage energy for heating and cooling
As the world’s population grows, the challenges of balancing energy consumption and standard of living increases for those in charge of planning our cities…
Six European cities investigate AI to move towards carbon neutrality
Helsinki, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Paris Region, Stavanger and Tallinn will challenge companies to develop innovative solutions in the fields of energy and mobility. Their first…
The US has a security camera penetration rate rivalling China’s
Media outlets across the world have published articles on the growing use of video surveillance equipment in China. However, the use of video surveillance…
Robot to help recover impounded cars in Moscow
Moscow’s Government Contact Centre has been in operation since 2011 and includes the city’s information and dispatch services. It currently processes about 2.5 million…
City of Helsinki evaluates the impact of design
The City of Helsinki initiated collaboration with Aalto University’s Department of Design last spring to evaluate the impact of design activities. The evaluation represents…
7 Uses of Blockchain and Crypto in Smart Cities
You’ve probably heard a lot about smart cities and how they could drastically change how people live. Smart cities have numerous components that make…
Circular Cities
Our economy can be characterized by the “take-make-waste principle”, which results in cheap mass-products that are thrown away at the end of their life-cycle….