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Creating Cities for People: Practical Tips for Increasing Comfort and Livability
Beekeeping in Urban Environments – Tips and Tricks
March 14, 2023
CLIMATE
Buzzing Success: Beekeeping in Urban Environments – Tips and Tricks. Learn about the benefits of urban beekeeping, common challenges andmost famous beekeeping supplies company companies
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.
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
The Empire State Building wind power
November 16, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Empire State Realty Trust purchases wind power from Green Mountain Energy and Direct Energy.
Contaminated air filters in kindergartens
November 7, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Air pollution filtration systems in nurseries Goal To reduce children’s exposure to toxic air pollution Project In some of London’s most polluted areas, 20 nurseries have been chosen to carry out new air quality checks. The inspections will help determine what measures are needed to reduce children’s exposure to air pollution. As a result of […]
Energy efficiency fund
October 24, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Mayor’s £500m energy fund to help cut carbon emissions Goal To combat air pollution, support energy-efficient solutions and renewable energy Project The Energy Efficiency Enhancement Fund (MEEF) provides flexible Financing for energy-efficient technological solutions with a loan period of up to 20 years. The projects that can be financed are: Energy storage facility; Infrastructure for […]
Air pollution control fund
October 24, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Mayor helps boroughs target toxic air hotspots Goal Reducing air emissions, improving the environmental situation Project The funding is part of an air pollution fund of £20 million set up for projects in 29 boroughs, including the electrification of Hackney Council’s fleet of vehicles, installing electric charging stations on lampposts poles in Hounslow and the […]
Digital future of markets and money
October 11, 2022
ECONOMICS
Once upon a time, there were no cell phones, no Internet, no Google, no Amazon, no Facebook, no Twitter, no TikTok, and no YouTube. People didn’t have Apple Pay, PayPal, Alipay, or WeChat Pay. Fortunately, they already had fiat money. They paid for purchases with cash, and since there was no online banking, they had […]
Civic innovation challenge london
October 6, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
To support innovative solutions, relevant solutions to urban problems. Project The Civic Innovation Challenge (CIC) launched in June
Consumption management new goals
September 30, 2022
INNOVATION 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 […]
Factory Building Simulator
September 29, 2022
ART & GAMES
The game of the year is Factorio steam: Factory Building Simulator, setting up an insane amount of supply chains, genocidal alien bugs, and building intricate railroad networks. And there’s also a robot spider to build, which includes needing a dead fish didn’t understand anything intrigued now I’ll explain. Factorio is a game in which you […]
Air Pollution Alerts
September 23, 2022
HEALTHCARE
Air Quality Alert Goals Air Pollution Alerts – To provide actionable information about poor air quality Project In conjunction with King’s College London, the City of London will administration will continuously monitor the quality of the air in the city and warn citizens about poor air quality. If there is forecasts of high levels of […]
Sound Sensor Network
August 16, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Sensor Team has developed a new automated platform and sound sensor to measure noise.
Paradox Engineering
June 15, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Paradox Engineering is a technology company that designs and markets Internet of Things solutions for open cities and other smart environments.
The World’s First Eco-City of the Future – Masdar City Our polluted ecosystem can no longer cope with all of its natural mechanisms on its own, and this is the fault of human actions. Or the influence we unknowingly have on it. This article presents one way to properly influence the planet’s ecosystem. An example […]
Eco-city
June 6, 2022
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Features of an eco-city. A sustainable, stable, or ecological city is built to minimize the negative impact on the environment. In such settlements, one tries to reduce water and energy consumption, and eliminate carbon dioxide air pollution and unreasonable heat emission. The word “eco-city” was first used in the book “The Berkeley Eco-City” by Richard […]
Intellias
May 25, 2022
INNOVATION PIONEERS
Whilst almost two decades in IT, Roman has driven an extensive track of business and technology transformation projects for the US and Middle East clients. With strong technical background and product management skillset, Roman leads IT consulting, advisory practices, and large-scale projects for emerging and enterprise markets by delivering high-value services. Romans hands-on experience in […]
Environmental health
May 19, 2022
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Environmental health is the study of how environmental factors can harm human health and how to identify, prevent, and control such effects. (University of Washington) The influence of the environment on human health is quite significant. Many diseases arise from atmospheric pollution, poor drinking water, and consumption of chemically treated food. Health depends 50% on […]
Greenscape
April 5, 2022
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Greenscape – an area of vegetation in an urban area set aside for aesthetic or recreational purposes. “The function of green spaces in cities is different: they cleanse the air of chemical pollution, have a positive effect on the urban climate, and reduce noise pollution. Another great advantage of urban green spaces is that they […]
Environmental racism
March 21, 2022
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of color. Environmental racism is a term coined by the environmental justice movement. It also has its origins in the United States throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The term is generally used to describe environmental injustices that occur in racial contexts, both in practice […]
Urban ecology
March 3, 2022
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Urban ecology is the scientific study of the relation of living organisms with each other and their surroundings in the context of an urban environment. CITY ECOLOGY is the science of creating favorable conditions for human life in the city, which is achieved by landscaping, reducing and controlling pollution, and using the principles of ecological […]
Eco-friendly. Don’t fall for “greenwashing” efforts
December 6, 2021
EDUCATION
The sustainability boom that more and more companies are jumping on also brings with it the risk of fraud. This is mainly about deceiving…
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..
Why is necessary to keep cities green and sustainable
November 18, 2021
INFRASTRUCTURE
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass, are the pillars of renewable energy that have a positive impact on the health…
Meaning of Green economy
November 18, 2021
ECONOMICS
The “green economy” is a global trend and a development model for those countries that want to remain competitive and become leaders in the new century.
Change is the Challenge
November 17, 2021
ABSURDYSTAN
The main challenge for humanity is, undoubtedly, to survive and keep the natural balance on the planet and increase our consciousness.
Over Consuming Civilization Collapse
November 17, 2021
ABSURDYSTAN
Consuming Aberration is a serious disease of our Civilization that is changing the planet and decreasing the probability of sustaining life.
How should look the future road Infrastructure
November 17, 2021
TRANSPORTATION
The smart road concept involves the combination of information technology (IT), a monitoring system for the causes of road accidents,..
Vision of consciousness based Smart City strategy
November 17, 2021
ABSURDYSTAN
After 12 years in Smart Cities, I think very differently about them. Leaving technologies behind and moving into People!
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…
Ecological aspects of smart (electric) cars
November 13, 2021
TRANSPORTATION
After realizing the wide benefits of smart cars, and their merits over conventional gasoline cars the question that still remains…
The modernized systems are also used to transport goods from one point in the city to another point. Smart city transport…
Vienna is taking up global issues with flying colors, thanks to an innovative Smart City strategy. Browse strategy, mission and vision.
The Smart City roadmap of London connects data & community to be the smartest city on the World.
Berlin smart city strategy aims to use technology and innovation and connected city. Smart City Berlin is also…
Smart City Boston is a leader in the global Vision Zero initiative to end serious traffic crashes.
Shenzhen 深 圳
November 8, 2021
CITIES
Shenzhen smart city strategy, including its implementation, examples of smart city projects, and interesting facts and statistics.
Dublin City provides a wealth of information to help if you are thinking about starting your own business, or have recently done so. The first part…
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.
The city of the future is networked, tuned in to the environment, livable, and interesting from an economic point of view.
The Smart City vision of Barcelona is in quality of education, energy, health, and well-being.
Green Deal
October 27, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Europe has a plan to become a technological and ecological leader in the world because, like many other countries China, Canada, India…
The project aims to provide Ahmedabad with a meaningful waterfront environment along the Sabarmati River banks and redefine the identity of..
Traffic adaptive lighting
October 2, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
With this type of smart street lighting, the brightness of the street lighting varies automatically based on real-time traffic flow data.
MONTEM Smart City
September 29, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Building Cities of the future. MONTEM develops intelligent infrastructure for different sectors on municipality and national levels.
Is responsibility of digital pollution on consumers?
September 28, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Big data centers highlight green energy and point to efforts to reduce user consumption level environmental impacts.
Big Data
August 26, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Big data refers to the collection of data sets that are so large and complex that it’s difficult to capture, transfer, store, process, and…
City 3.0
August 20, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
City 3.0: Building Compelling Smart City Business Cases, Smart People, Smart Economy, Smart Environment, Smart Government, Smart Living…
INFOSYS Smart City
August 8, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Smart Cities requires integrated management of the economic, social, and infrastructure aspect of urbanization with the use of advanced…
SDG#14 – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans
August 7, 2021
GOVERNMENT
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development – the 14th SDG goal.
Light pollution
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
Refers to the brightening of the night sky by artificial light sources, which can negatively impact flora and fauna and people’s health.
Circular Economy
August 1, 2021
BUZZWORD DICTIONARY, REVIEW
A circular economy is based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating…
All items and devices sending data from households can be infinite and so this calls for the design of smart living solutions.
Ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all is the sixth goal of UNO under an SDG strategy.
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being – the third goal in the set of goals presented by the UNO strategy Sustainable Development Goals.
In most cases, zero-emission buses are made with fully electric motors, although laboratories experiment with hydrogen engines in operations.
Тhe wealth of initiatives in the dynamic socio-economic, technical, and policy environment in the EU of Smart City characteristics.
Smart Cities Council
May 23, 2021
SMART CITIES
Smart Cities Council envision a world where digital technology and intelligent design. Sustainable high-quality living and high-quality jobs.
Canada: UBC Renewable Energy Hub
May 21, 2021
ENERGY
This technology will make it possible to explore other hydrogen applications, such as injection into the natural gas grid to decarbonize space heating.
EY Smart City
May 11, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
EY smart city initiative considers needs of its people and stakeholders. While data drive efficiencies, to maximize needs of stakeholders.
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
TECHNOLOGY
Atos Smart Cities incorporates Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the city’s fabric for better citizens’ experience.
Samsung Smart City
April 3, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
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.
HP Smart City
February 12, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Cities want better insights on what causes their biggest societal problems. Enter predictive analytics.
Siemens Smart City
February 12, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Siemen’s vision of dimensions of smart city development, the atlas of digitalization, and fueling cities’ economic growth.
Ambient energy harvesting forecast and challenges for 2028
January 30, 2021
ENERGY
The ambient energy harvester market experiences major growth in the forthcoming years.
Space requirement of renewable energy sources
January 7, 2021
ENERGY
It takes more space to produce renewable energy than you think, says Paul Behrens…
Benefits and opportunities for citizens of green powered cities
September 19, 2020
ENERGY
Renewable energy is a practical, affordable solution to our electricity needs. Simply, by ramping up renewable energy. Renewable energy—wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass. These energies provide substantial benefits for our climate, our health, and our economy. Each source of renewable energy has unique benefits and costs. Cut global warming emissions by green-powered cities Human […]
The world energy consumption by source results 2020
August 21, 2020
ENERGY
Today, almost half of the world’s population lives in cities and the number of urban residents is constantly increasing.
All over the world, millions of students are getting ready to take part in a week-long series of climate strikes to demand tougher government action…
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…
Sustainable smart cities improving urban quality of life
April 23, 2020
PEOPLE
Our goal is to achieve sustainable, smart cities with strategies that focus on connectivity, intelligence, and security – ultimately responding…
Modern urban care systems with connectivity in mind
January 21, 2020
HEALTHCARE
According to an influential 2019 study published in PLoS One, the health industry is responsible for 12% of acid rain emissions in the USA and 10% of category air pollutants.
Terrible results of CO2 emissions by electric cars
September 26, 2019
CLIMATE
If you care about the planet and are considering a smart car – an electric vehicle for that, maybe you should look at the results of a new German study that breaks EU targets about CO2 – Carbon Dioxide (grams of carbon) emissions. Scientists say that electric cars are responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions […]
Georgia Banned the Import of Plastic Bags
December 1, 2018
GOVERNMENT
The Georgian government had a plan to ban disposable plastic bags. So, from October 1, new regulations have come into force in Georgia, aimed at reducing environmental pollution, according to the Novosti-Georgia portal. From now on, the country prohibits the production, import, and sale of plastic bags with a thickness of fewer than 15 microns. […]
Colombia decided to grant “human rights” to the Amazon rainforest
October 26, 2018
CLIMATE
The Amazon Forest has enjoyed the highest respect for the last decades.
Have you ever driven down a road late at night and noticed it was easy for you to get through plenty of green lights?
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…
Goods transportation to be effective and ecologic
November 17, 2017
TRANSPORTATION
The most outstanding issue has been that one of infrastructure and how it affects the efficiency on…
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…
The necessity of keeping cities green and sustainable
October 3, 2017
INFRASTRUCTURE
As more and more of the global population becomes urbanized, the need for green space in cities is very necessary.
The world we live currently is such a nice and joyful place. It is recorded that majority of the people are now…
A V2I service from Audi, for example, uses a 4G LTE connection between the car and a centralized traffic management network to update drivers to wait…
It is clear that smart cars are unique for how they produce fewer emissions. This is thanks to electric power…