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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

OnDemand Webinar: Unlocking the future of cities with digital twins

We explore the potential for digital twins to disrupt the status quo for city planners and administrators. Our expert speakers will delve into how city authorities can harness this innovative technology to create digital realities, providing them with a holistic view of their urban landscapes. We will guide you through the key concepts and practical applications of digital twins in city management.

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Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Shenzhen, designated as China’s first special economic zone and a role model of urban modernisation. Find out more about Shenzhen’s smart city strategy in this 16-page report.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

Join us on the latest episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, looking back at 10 years of resilience in the city of Rotterdam, and exploring what the future holds.

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Lessons from Italy: Why smart city projects can bridge the urban development gap

Digital Leaders CEO Giuliano Liguori highlights Italy as an example and warning that pushing ahead with smart city plans should ensure access for the worst off, on an individual and municipal level, as top priority.

Why buses will be the catalyst for electrified public transport

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

Smart Cities Reports10 Oct 2022

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Smart Cities Reports29 Nov 2021

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

Smart Cities Reports25 Aug 2021

We explore Seattle’s journey to becoming a data-driven city and how it plans to continue to develop its smart city strengths

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – London

Smart Cities Reports19 Mar 2021

The long term-impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and the country’s poor performance in the Covid-19 pandemic, are among the complex set of challenges it faces if London is to remain one of the world’s most influential and enviable cities.

Edinburgh releases vision for new coastal neighbourhood

Planning and redevelopment04 Sep 2024

Draft plan for the environmentally friendly, coastal development in Seafield aims to help address the housing emergency that exists in the Scottish capital.

C40 Cities launches tool to help create healthier cities

Planning and redevelopment27 Aug 2024

The Healthy Neighbourhood Explorer tool is built on the principles that residents can access services and amenities within a short distance from their homes.

Manchester explores plans to create town within the city

Planning and redevelopment19 Aug 2024

Holt Town will adhere to “low-car principles” and embed digital tech into the fabric of urban regeneration projects to modernise access to public services.

How smart cities are using artificial intelligence

Editor's Blog16 Aug 2024

This week we showcase three examples that demonstrate the transformative role AI is playing in cities to improve daily life and long-term strategies.

Bahrain uses satellite data and AI to enhance urban planning

Planning and redevelopment14 Aug 2024

The Kingdom’s Survey and Land Registration Bureau is using Planet Labs’ daily SkySat data and insights about earth to inform urban planning initiatives.

NYC floating pool to be located at Pier 35

Climate action09 Aug 2024

The New York City and state are partnering to fund a water filtration demonstration project to ensure this innovative model can safely provide swimming access.

Retrofit projects help support City of London net zero goals

Commercial buildings05 Aug 2024

The buildings will benefit from significant energy efficiency upgrades, such as LED lighting and heat pumps, along with sustainable landscaping features.

Report: circular cities key to Europe's economy, environment

Planning and redevelopment17 Jul 2024

A new report, titled ’Building Prosperity’, recommends six strategies to bolster circular principles in building and developing towns and cities across Europe.

Will this be the world’s greenest highway?

Planning and redevelopment09 Jul 2024

The Dubai Green Spine aims to transform Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road in the emirate into a 64km-long sustainable, green corridor with solar-powered trams.

London testbed will address pressing urban challenges

Planning and redevelopment08 Jul 2024

A new report aims to act as a roadmap to transform Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London into a pioneering digital research and development hub.

Boston launches new planning department to ensure resilience and equity

Planning and redevelopment03 Jul 2024

The establishment of the new department is a major piece of mayor Wu’s vision to transform planning and development and create a green and growing city.

Siemensstadt Square: blueprint for the city of the future?

Digital twins27 Jun 2024

Combining the real and the digital worlds, technology from Siemens Xcelerator portfolio will form the backbone of the new neighbourhood in Berlin Spandau.

Canberra tackles embodied carbon emissions

Climate action21 Jun 2024

Government of the Australian Capital Territory is establishing a nationally consistent approach to measuring emissions in the commercial construction sector.

Global initiative explores concept of the Citiverse

News20 Jun 2024

Discovering the CitiVerse initiative is an effort to explore the potential impact of next-generation virtual worlds, including the CitiVerse concept, on society.

NYC launches ‘Green Fast Track’ to speed housing development

Residential buildings04 Jun 2024

Streamlined environmental review process will reduce timetable by up to two years, and slash around $100,000 in costs per project for housing proposals.

Urb launches think-tank to meet cities’ critical challenges

Planning and redevelopment31 May 2024

The Epic Lab aims to challenge and reshape the paradigms of urban development to promote sustainability and resilience at every level of city living.

Miami development recognised for work-from-home capabilities

Planning and redevelopment24 May 2024

The transit-oriented development aims to set the standard for technological advancement in high-rise living as the most connected building in Florida.

Sacramento plan to transit buildings to electric appliances

Climate action21 May 2024

Development of the City’s strategy involved community engagement to establish equity and effectiveness criteria, which guided formulation of core policies.

Exeter develops liveable city charter

Planning and redevelopment14 May 2024

Exeter City Council said the Liveable Exeter Placemaking Charter is not just about constructing buildings but also about crafting thriving communities.

Melbourne transforms city from “grey to green”

Parks and green space10 May 2024

The Australian city’s draft budget puts forward proposals to further green the city, including nine new parks and open spaces and expansion of its tree canopy.

Sacramento announces new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy

Parks and green space30 Apr 2024

The plan calls for increasing citywide tree canopy from 19- to 35 per cent by 2045, which requires planting and maintaining an additional 25,000 trees per year.

Dubai Mangroves initiative unveiled by Urb

Climate action30 Apr 2024

Initiative aims to integrate ecological preservation with urban development, enhancing Dubai’s coast by planting more than 100 million mangrove trees.

Dynamic Cities Coalition launches urban development dashboard

Open data25 Apr 2024

Based on the principles of the Bloomberg New Economy Dynamic Cities Framework, the dashboard aims to support city leaders take a more holistic approach.

Salt Lake City shares vision for transit-oriented hub

Planning and redevelopment22 Apr 2024

The Rio Grande District Vision & Implementation plan is intended to serve as a redevelopment roadmap for around 11 acres of land west of the city’s Downtown.

City of London approves green office building in Square Mile

Planning and redevelopment15 Apr 2024

The Hill House development will feature cascading, green terraces and there are plans to plant 28 new street trees and increase the public realm space.

Interactive tool helps Charlotte enhance tree canopy

Parks and green space03 Apr 2024

The advanced Canopy application provides residents with a convenient and user-friendly way to access recent urban tree canopy cover data in their area.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

Climate action26 Mar 2024

Edinburgh’s walking, wheeling and cycling trends revealed

Micromobility20 Mar 2024

The biannual Walking and Cycling Index draws on independent survey feedback from a cross-section of more than 1,200 residents in the capital, surveyed in 2023.

Environmental specialist expands use of geospatial tech

Planning and redevelopment19 Mar 2024

RSK Group is using Esri UK GIS tools for environmental impact and biodiversity net gain surveys for water, renewables, property and construction industries.

UK city dwellers demand access to nature and green space

Parks and green space14 Mar 2024

City residents believe protecting nature and biodiversity should be the second biggest priority behind transport links and expect action on climate change.

How Feminist Urbanism could transform Glasgow

Planning and redevelopment13 Mar 2024

Female councillors have met with council officers in Glasgow to discuss how to incorporate women’s lived experience and embed gender equality into the City Development Plan.

Orlando unveils latest iteration of downtown “urban oasis”

Planning and redevelopment06 Mar 2024

The Canopy will integrate with various modes of transportation to ensure accessibility for all and feature pedestrian-friendly walkways and bike paths.

Calgary invites students to shape their city in Minecraft

Planning and redevelopment21 Feb 2024

Students can choose between Haultain Park or 4th Street Station to hone their digital and creative skills with each site presenting a specific challenge.

C40 Cities launches latest edition of Reinventing Cities

Planning and redevelopment19 Feb 2024

The competition aims to transform underutilised urban sites into innovative, zero-carbon and resilient projects delivering environmental and social benefits.

Tool provides real-time biodiversity net gain assessments

Planning and redevelopment08 Feb 2024

The tool by Temple makes use of Esri UK GIS tech to streamline the workflow from field data collection to in-office assessment to give a real-time BNG score.

Helsinki explores use of tunnel for renewables production

Planning and redevelopment29 Jan 2024

The development project aims to study the extension of existing service tunnel and investigate its utilisation for geothermal heating and waste heat recovery.

City park to complete major Manchester regeneration project

Parks and green space19 Jan 2024

The “green heart” marks the closing chapter of the Ancoats project and will also help create a low-traffic, pedestrian-first neighbourhood in the UK city.

Bristol unveils plans for sustainable affordable housing

Residential buildings11 Jan 2024

Working with Edaroth, the council is creating the homes based on a new model created under the city’s involvement in the UN Climate Smart Cities challenge.

Masdar City announces region’s first zero-energy mosque

Climate action03 Jan 2024

The 2,349 square-metre structure will have capacity for 1,300 worshippers and produce at least 100 per cent of the energy it needs over the course of a year.

Neom announces active lifestyle community development

Residential buildings02 Jan 2024

Located on the Gulf of Aqaba’s coastline, Norlana will make use of advanced technology and aims to set a new standard for sustainable and modern living.

SmartCitiesWorld’s top news stories of 2023

News31 Dec 2023

Which cities, trends and technologies made the smart cities headlines over the past 12 months? SmartCitiesWorld brings you its 10 top stories of 2023.

City of London provides sustainability guidance to developers

Planning and redevelopment14 Dec 2023

City provides guidance on how developers should approach sustainability in their developments and aligns with the Climate Action Strategy and City Plan 2040.

Polish province digitises planning documents

Planning and redevelopment11 Dec 2023

Digitised maps and documents will provide city officials, businesses and the public in the Świętokrzyskie Province faster access to spatial planning data.

OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

Webinars10 Dec 2023

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

Cop28: Confronting climate change’s health threat to cities

Climate action29 Nov 2023

Published ahead of the first health day at the UN Cop28 summit, Healthy & Resilient Cities calls for health to be at the centre of city design and planning.

C40 Cities’ roadmap aims to decarbonise built environment

Climate action21 Nov 2023

The two-year Visible initiative will support city leaders in London, Madrid and Oslo to pilot equitable and viable construction and renovation models.

Digital twin specialist aims to “democratise” 3D mapping

Digital twins17 Nov 2023

Geospatial intelligence company Blackshark.ai, which has created a 3D digital twin of the earth, has announced the closure of an oversubscribed funding round.

C40 Cities calls on students to reinvent cities using Minecraft

Climate action06 Nov 2023

With Minecraft Education, C40 Cities has developed the Schools Reinventing Cities Toolkit to give schools and classrooms the opportunity to join the challenge.

Students take 15-minute city approach to reimagining urban spaces

Planning and redevelopment30 Oct 2023

C40 Cities’ second Students Reinventing Cities competition integrates the 15-minute city and proximity approach to creating green and thriving neighbourhoods.

Why now is a pivotal moment for urban climate action

Climate action18 Sep 2023

Mark Watts, executive director, C40 Cities and Claus Mathisen, CEO, Urban Partners, explain why the 15-minute city concept represents a major opportunity to transform the world’s cities for the better

Smart city platform to optimise Riyadh business district

Digital twins15 Sep 2023

Orange Business will design, build and run an end-to-end platform, integrating AI and analytics into existing digital infrastructure of the KAFD development.

Unlocking the cross-sector future of green buildings

Commercial buildings14 Sep 2023

Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of the Global Network for Zero, explains what asset owners in the built environment, across the public and private sectors, can do to step up their green and sustainable buildings progress.

Vision and delivery plan for Glasgow’s Golden Z approved

Resilience06 Sep 2023

The new vision and plan will support recovery and long-term resilience in Glasgow’s retail centre.

Digital twin puts building on track for top energy rating

Digital twins23 Aug 2023

Sustainablility expert Sweco used digital tools from IES to carry out performance modelling of the 12-storey building in the heart of the City of London.

Sacramento set to start Broadway Complete Streets project

Road travel08 Aug 2023

A two-mile stretch will be transformed from a commuter corridor to an entertainment-friendly one, serving cyclists, pedestrians, transit users as well as cars.

Melbourne’s visionary Greenline project reaches milestone

Planning and redevelopment08 Aug 2023

The City has released a draft masterplan to guide the transformation of the Yarra River – Birrarung area and is consulting with the community and stakeholders.

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