City planning has many approaches that have been used to enable better economic, social and

The internet has reached our cities. A smart city is optimised for efficiency, productivity and

Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United

Armed with shovels and sacks of cold asphalt, Rome’s residents fill potholes. Defying rats, they

Government-deployed sensors will collect and coordinate an unprecedented amount of data on daily life in

Will American cities learn to love China’s best homegrown architect? Ready or not, here he

U.S. DOT and Sidewalk Labs Partner in the Smart City Challenge; Sidewalk Labs to Create

Today, the idea that data can play a key role in the design and management

The government last month revealed names of the first 20 smart cities that will get

Predictions from research firm IDC revealed three particularly interesting trends emerging around the smart cities

To mark the 50th anniversary of close bilateral ties between Singapore and Denmark, the two

By 2050, the United Nations predicts that around 66% of the world’s population will be

Digital tracking systems – The smart city ‘is a promise to improve quality of life,

Smart cities make sense: they waste less, offer better quality of life and ensure a

Before constructing new infrastructure, government agencies are starting to evaluate projects’ potential economic, environmental and

NerdWallet tallied the top metro areas by population to determine this (surprising!) list of the

Green buildings and better infrastructure would not only spur economic growth but also cut carbon

If you think about it, human settlements tend to have their own gravitational pull. Like

The five cities of the City Accelerator’s second cohort — Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, New Orleans

There’s been much discussion lately about the potential of “smart cities” and connecting data to

Five institutions in Salt Lake City were recognised by the city as part of this

Forget about smart cities, Playable City ideas – like Bristol’s water slide or its temporary

Driverless cars, smart homes, streetcars and high-speed rail, skyscrapers clad in solar panels – there

As witnessed in Silicon Valley over the last two decades, Tech industry growth impacts housing

No two cities are alike. Though they might share the same geography or even the

Here’s a fundamental paradox of today’s massively connected IT systems: the more information available to

“Real world hacker” Cesar Cerrudo has blasted vendors, saying they’re stopping security researchers from testing

  Barcelona has been named the Smartest City in the world for 2015, according to

With last year’s U.S.-China Climate Accord came a new focus on municipal sustainability. Yes, power

Remote storage, big data and the Internet of Things are often discussed separately, but together

Responsive urban technology sounds enticing but citizens must not be disconnected from plans drawn up

  Two bodyguards trotted behind Enrique Peñalosa, their pistols jostling in holsters. There was nothing

By 2050 there will be five billion urbanites, but, with pressure on resources and climate

  A greener future’s not all about electric cars; it’s about smart building engineering too.

A National Geographic series on smart cities will showcase San Diego in an hour-long documentary

Los Angeles is known around the world as the home of Hollywood stars, sunny beaches

There’s community and there’s commuting. Let’s not confuse the two. With the population growing and

Greater Manchester’s ambition to become a top worldwide digital city region has taken a major

Sometimes the most powerful and transformative technologies emerge by accident, an unintended consequence of other

Ignore the futuristic visions of governments and developers, it’s humble urban communities who lead the

As more and more machines are entrusted with managing city infrastructure systems, the prospect of

Urbanisation makes cities a main focus for environmental policy. Digital technology and innovation will enable

Using information to track individuals’ behaviour and interactions in cities could be used to redesign

In Montreal, bus and subway riders who use the transit system’s OPUS smart fare card

The Smart City isn’t enough. How might real-time data awaken the humanity in our buildings

A researcher explores how smart-city sensor technology can empower or disempower slum dwellers. Life in a

As Santander, Rio and other cities have demonstrated, sensor-based solutions have the potential to impact

Data science may be helping cities get ‘smarter’, but questions remain over how long urban