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    Tag: technology

    Smart cities for smart citizens: Enabling urban transitions through crowdsourcing

    Chiara Certomà & Francesco Rizzi Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy Recently, the term smart city has rapidly turned into a buzzword used with reference to almost any technology-driven urban… Read more “Smart cities for smart citizens: Enabling urban transitions through crowdsourcing”

    August 19, 2015October 4, 2015 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Green cities and smart cities: The potential and pitfalls of digitally-enabled green urbanism

    Alexander Aylett National Institute for Scientific Research, Canada Since its early days, the discourse around “smart cities” has included environmental sustainability as one of its core principles.… Read more “Green cities and smart cities: The potential and pitfalls of digitally-enabled green urbanism”

    June 11, 2015October 4, 2015 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Engaging youth and technology in improving the urban environment

    Julie Arrighi American Red Cross, Kenya Aynur Kadihasanoglu American Red Cross, USA Pablo Suarez Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre, USA Globally, people are moving into cities at… Read more “Engaging youth and technology in improving the urban environment”

    May 28, 2015October 4, 2015 by UGEC Viewpoints

    Building the smart city: Moving beyond the critiques

    Federico Caprotti King’s College London, UK Ubiquitous smart cities Your smartphone recharges while you sleep, and tracks your nocturnal shifting and turning in order to let you… Read more “Building the smart city: Moving beyond the critiques”

    March 24, 2015November 9, 2015 by UGEC Viewpoints

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