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The Line: A 170-km long future city in Saudi Arabia’s desert

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How can urban planners and architects benefit from ChatGPT?

In this next installment of our series on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future city, we look at the benefits ...
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Smart Sustainable Cities in Spain: The Commitment to a Green Economy

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Smart and Sustainable Cities: What Does It Mean?

The smart cities agenda focuses on improving citizens quality of life by enhancing a city's infrastructure using new ...
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Smart Health: How can smart city technology leverage wellbeing?

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Smart Tourism - Innovation and Reinvention for an Industry in Crisis

As 2019 drew to a close, the travel and tourism industry had reasons to celebrate. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), ...
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The Circular Economy: Vision, Problems and Smart City Solutions

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How Smart Cities Are Boosting Citizen Engagement

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Interview with Chat GPT on the Smart City

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Exploring the Potential of ChatGPT in cities

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Op Ed: Why is it called a Smart City?

In this article I would like to explore the ongoing debate surrounding the term "smart city" and its relevance in addressing ...
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Lily Maxwell10 min read

The 6 Key Benefits of Transforming a Municipality into a Smart City

By 2050, it is estimated that roughly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. With more citizens to serve and a ...
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The Importance of Cyber Security & Data Protection for Smart Cities

In 2012, Austrian author Marc Elsberg released his best-selling novel Blackout: Tomorrow Will Be Too Late. It’s a disaster ...
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Redefining the Smart City Concept: A New Smart City Definition

Over the past seven years, the smart city concept has changed fundamentally in terms of the approaches that cities or ...
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Smart Cities Made in Germany: 32 Model Projects selected

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Women in the Gender-Inclusive Smart City

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Drew Philp8 min read

What is the Future of Smart Education?

In many ways, schools are microcosms of our cities. Although often segregated by class, municipal public schools see nearly ...
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Building smart cities from scratch

Building cities from scratch to make them smart has become a trend in urban planning. Examples such as Masdar City outside of ...
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Leuven Smart City Strategy - Networked, Smart, Climate-Neutral

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Smart City Vienna: In Conversation

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Smart City London: Europe’s Smartest City

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Ljubljana: A Smart, Green, and Sustainable City

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Smart City Vilnius: Embracing the Arts and Cultural Heritage

After surviving decades of occupation by a foreign power, how does a city restore and capture the value of its strengths in the ...
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Binh Duong: The Pioneering Smart City in Vietnam

The southeast Asian country of Vietnam is evolving at a rapid pace. In recent years, the country has transformed into one of ...
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Smart City Poznan: An Innovation Hub In The Greater Poland Region

The city of Poznan is a rich and vibrant city in the west of Poland. Located on the banks of the river Warta, the city is home ...
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Kochi is a port city on the southwest coast of India and part of the state of Kerala. It is set over 36.6 square miles and has ...
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Smart Dublin: Future-Proofing The Irish Capital

Dublin is one of Europe’s most vibrant capital cities. Situated on the mouth of the River Liffey, this Irish metropolis has a ...
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Smart City Rotterdam: A Leading Light In Smart Innovation

The Dutch city of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest maritime port, and one of the world’s most important shipping hubs. Often ...
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Smart City Lublin: A Smart City with a Social Dimension

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Bologna, the seventh-largest city in Italy and capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, was recently named as one of the top three ...
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This city portrait is in two parts. The first part (Alba Iulia Smart City: How Central Romania Quietly Created a Hidden ...
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A comparatively small American city in the very center of Silicon Valley, Palo Alto has thrown itself into the smart city ...
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Alba Iulia Smart City: A Quietly Created Hidden Champion in Europe

This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the ambitious plans of the Alba Iulia City Hall as it uses ...
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This city portrait is in two parts. The first part, Seoul Smart City: The Power of Citizen Participation, described the ...
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Seoul Smart City Portrait: The Power of Citizen Participation - Part 1

This city portrait is in two parts. This first part describes the reorganization of the Seoul Municipal Government in order to ...
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Prague Smart City: Building a Bridge to a Smart Future

Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, has been known during its renowned history as a magnet of commercial, cultural, ...
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