The environmental impacts of our daily activities are largely invisible to us - Carbon dioxide from our cars, fertilizers from our lawns, environmental noise and human stress from driving - yet the impact on our long-term health is inevitable. By pervasively…
Urban India and Planning for Sustainable Cities
India is rapidly urbanising and is at a crucial juncture in its development. The urbanisation phenomenon has both positive and negative effects. It…
Welsh Town Harnesses Wikipedia for Mobile Tour
The small town of Monmouth in Wales have harnessed Wikipedia to chronicle their history. Visitors can use their smart phones to scan bar codes at points…
Six Firms Competing to Design Sustainable Bandar Malaysia
Bandar Malaysia is set to have the most innovative urban solutions for livability in a new ecosystem of harmony between people, buildings, traffic and nature. The 196-hectare Bandar Malaysia project will see the rejuvenation and regeneration of the old Sungai…
Can a New Model for Cities Thrive in Honduras?
Economist Paul Romer believes he can create and launch a new city in much the same way tech companies create and launch startups. Looking to Hong Kong and China’s Shenzen for inspiration, Romer’s theory is that the rules and organizational structures of…
Cities Convene to Learn from Portland on EcoDistricts
The Portland Sustainability Institute hosted teams from 10 cities this week for the first ever EcoDistricts Institute, a three-day educational program. The institute, which wrapped up Thursday, included delegates from Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, San Francisco,…
Centre for Liveable Cities Singapore Focuses on Government First
Sustainability, says Cheng Hsing Yao of Singapore's Centre for Liveable Cities, is like an iceberg. Underneath the hard exterior of a city's infrastructure, such as green buildings or energy-efficient power grids, a whole host of factors from extensive master…
Transgranular Perspiration is Not Sandy Sweat: New Discoveries in Ceramic Tiles at smartgeometry 2012
Since the early 2000s, the smartgeometry conferences have been held in venues as august and varied as San Francisco, London, Barcelona, and Copenhagen. At first glance, Troy, New York—this year's location—seems a little out of place in that lineup, but…
The Importance of Water Management to the Smart City
In the emerging vision for the smart city of tomorrow, we often hear about next generation smart grids, smarter buildings that manage themselves to conserve resources, and smart transportation systems that will lessen congestion. In fact, Pike Research’s…
Sensor Apps For A ‘Smarter’ World
Libelium, a wireless sensor networks platform provider, has made a list showing how the “Internet of Things” is becoming the next technological revolution. The list includes the most trendy scenarios, like Smart Cities where sensors can offer us services…
