Cities need smart thinking

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CITYSCAPE Many see a smart city as one where a network of sensors brings together data to be analysed for the more effective management of its systems. Yet this alone will not solve a city’s problems of finance, sustainability and... Read more

When efficiency is not enough

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BENEFITS Projected efficiencies technology and operations are expected to make financial sense for cities, saving them time and money, energy and water, waste and space. Jim McClelland reports “There is a need to combine integrated ‘layers of smartness’ with a... Read more

Innovation pays off for city life

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BUSINESS CASE Low-carbon transport systems, buildings that automatically switch off electrical appliances when energy demand is high, increased efficiency and lower operational costs are all good reasons why cities should spend scare resources on smart upgrades, as first Felicia Jackson... Read more

Action on growth and climate change

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OPINION It may seem paradoxical, but cities are both the source of the problems facing society and the solution to these problems, says Mercedes Bresso, president of the European Union’s Committee of the Regions/p> Two decades have passed since the... Read more

Rise of the smart city consumer

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SUSTAINABILITY For many years an optional extra for the world’s leading businesses, sustainability is now becoming an essential part of best practice. Jim McClelland asks why? According to many thought leaders, the force driving them towards sustainability is consumer demand.... Read more

Bacteria, active paints and aquariums

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OPINION Dr Rachel Armstrong, senior lecturer at Greenwich University’s School of Architecture, Design and Construction, looks to a future of regenerating cities Our predictions about the foreseeable future are based on a view of tomorrow that is much like today... Read more