Mexico City struggles with a water crisis. An estimated 2.5 million people lack permanent, safe access to drinking water. However, the city does not lack water resources. In fact, it receives more rain than London and is prone to severe flooding during the rainy season. The main culprits are Mexico …
As the global population continues to rise, so does the demand for places to live in cities. Instead of overcrowding established cities, one solution is to create brand new ones using modern urban planning techniques. One example of a city still in its infancy is Songdo in South Korea. At …
Singapore is building its 24th settlement since World War II, but the first with centralized cooling, automated waste collection, and a car free town centre. #SmartCity #Urbanism @CNNStyle Singapore is building its 24th settlement since World War II, but the first with centralized cooling, automated waste collection, and a car …
Smart Cities Dive has identified 6 trends that are expected to influence the smart city movement in the year ahead. These trends reflect the need for various systemic changes in communities in order to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic: private electric bikes will continue to grow in popularity; businesses will …
Technology is changing the way people live and the way the economy functions. Similar to previous industrial revolutions, technology also involves improvements in production which allows for increased automation and faster distribution of services, products or information. The fourth industrial revolution is taking place right now and its driving force …
There are many initiatives around the world to reclaim urban waterways as public spaces. In the past years, Swiss cities have taken on projects to become “pioneers of the urban swimming movement, making their rivers available as natural public spaces within the built environment.” Andreas Ruby, who is a co-curator …
COVID-19 brought about many changes in the built environment. During the lockdowns, many cities around the world turned many streets in residential and commercial areas into slow or no vehicle zones. Adam Millard-Ball, a professor of Urban Planning at University of California, said that people don’t even question why streets …
When the pandemic struck America, the economic disparities became strikingly clear as “the ability to live in a place where you can safely get your needs met is a privilege of the few”. As public health indicates the benefits of public spaces – including social benefits, enhanced trust, collaboration, neighborhood …
A report by the Knight Foundation shows that outdoor public spaces are becoming more important than they were pre-pandemic around the world. The “Adaptive Public Spaces: Places for People in the Pandemic and Beyond” report assessed the impact of various public spaces around the United States in four areas: design …
An intersection in the Westport Neighbourhood in Kansas City, Missouri employed art to solve a longstanding issue of speeding and pedestrian safety in a local intersection. A resident of the city has the idea to transform the intersection using art and design. The streets around the intersection were narrowed to …