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The Hybrid City — or why ‘smart’ is no longer enough

Explore the Hybrid City: a new paradigm integrating physical, digital, natural, and artificial dimensions to reshape urban planning and governance.

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How tourism has changed throughout history

Tourism has been enjoyed for thousands of years, although it is only in recent decades that it has started to generate negative impacts. How has tourism changed and how can it overcome the challenges it faces and reduce its impact?

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Benefits of smart meters: efficiency through innovation

People have a close relationship with utilities. They are essential services that power everyday life. It is no longer just a matter of quality of life; the world as we know it depends entirely on electricity, other energy sources, and water. They are the backbone of modern cities. Efficient network management is essential, and smart meters make it achievable, driving greater efficiency through innovation.

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How cities manage on-street parking and parking facilities in response to increasing traffic volume

The problem of on street parking is worsening as sidewalk space is increasingly used for electric vehicle charging stations, spaces for shared cars, and loading and unloading zones. To achieve effective space management and support overall mobility, cities are implementing different systems.

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Will London soon get a floating park?

The proposal to build a floating park at Royal Victoria Dock in London is an example of how cities are reclaiming underused postindustrial waterfront areas and adapting them to current urban needs without using additional land.

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An artificial, smart island: Ambassadori Island Batumi in Georgia is making headway

The Georgian city of Batumi lies on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, and, with just over 170,000 inhabitants, it is the country’s second-largest city. Yet this port city, rarely in the international spotlight, has recently drawn attention as it develops a smart city project that extends its territory into the sea, in the style of Dubai.

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Heatwave risk, down to your block: the new tool making it visible

Mapping tools are already helping to understand settlement patterns (and provide deeper insight into urban development in Africa, for example) and smart city projects have optimized everything from traffic to irrigation management, among many other areas. Artificial intelligence has already improved urban life. Software applications, data analytics, and AI could also transform how high temperatures and their effects are managed.

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The new cars and alternative vehicles in cities: connected, electric, autonomous and on-demand

Cities around the world are working on new forms of mobility, public and private, in order to increase quality of life and sustainability.

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From driverless trams to automated depots: Germany robotises its public transport

A consortium of companies and research centres in Germany is testing an autonomous tram depot, paving the way for a fully autonomous tram.

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