Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change
Climate breakdown poses immense threats to global economies, societies and ecosystems. Adapting to these impacts is urgent. But many cities and countries remain chronically unprepared […]
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Using Machine Learning to Quantify Air Quality Improvements from Transport Interventions: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
Poor air quality often coincides with the place and times where more people are likely to be exposed to it. Efforts to measure the effectiveness […]
From user to participant: redefining the role of individuals in smart cities
What makes a city truly smart — its technology, or its people? In recent years, we’ve witnessed remarkable advances in the digital infrastructure of cities. […]
Improving Air Quality in Greater Manchester: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
Megan Black is Head of Logistics & Environment at Transport for Greater Manchester. She leads the development and delivery of freight, logistics, environmental and air […]
How to design landscapes that enhance natural sounds and minimise noise pollution
Sounds are integral parts of any landscape. Think of the calls of grouse and curlew on the Pennine Moors. Wind sieving through reed beds in […]
WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 Retrospectives Round-Up
Missed any of the WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 presentation “Retrospectives”? Here’s another opportunity to gain valuable insights from our Innovation Sponsors (Project Centre, part […]
Leeds, UK Jonathan Moxon Dr Angela MacOscar Marcus Rink David Chapman Hannah Watson-Hill Jamie Mills Rodrigue Kemgne Hannah Winstanley Dr Adam Cartwright Dr Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez Dr Dylan Young Dr Devakunjari Vadibeler
Low-Cost Sensor Monitoring of Domestic Burning – Understanding and Reducing Measurement Uncertainty: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
Principal Air Quality Consultant, Tim Bevington, explained at EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 how Ricardo is applying its world-leading expertise in air quality measurement […]
Smart Classes Digest #22
Check out the new edition of Smart Classes Digest, our quarterly e-digest for the Smart Classes and Smart City-Region stakeholder communities! Issue #22 “Insights”: From A to […]
Why buildings that live and learn will unlock a better future
In the race to achieve net zero, we can’t underestimate the role that smart building technologies will play in creating a sustainable and equitable future. […]
The Role of Behaviour Change in Decarbonising Transport: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
At EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025, we discovered from Integrated Transport Planning how innovative travel planning initiatives can successfully promote behaviour change and […]
AI and data science: transforming transport from policy to operations
Challenges to business-as-usual A wide range of data and analytic capabilities from spreadsheets to simulations are used as part of well-defined processes to inform both […]
Creating a Shared Purpose to Tackle Poor Air Quality – The West Midlands Air Quality Framework: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
In November 2022, the West Midlands Combined Authority Board signed off on a regional ‘Air Quality Framework’. This was the culmination of a significant amount […]
The benefits of investing in walkable communities
Designing our towns and cities around cars rather than people has left us less healthy, our roads more congested and our cities less well-off. Our […]
EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 Filmed. Register for Free Access to Presentation Video Recordings and Slides!
On May 8th we hosted EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class 2025 at City Hall, Leicester. This Smart Class provided a fresh take on how […]
Leicester, UK Jackie Homan Megan Black Ann Carruthers Ben Simm Giles Lipscombe Louise Twining Tim Bevington Lilli Helps
Ensuring High Quality and Sufficient Drinking Water through Risk-Based Technical Regulation: WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
Safe, clean drinking water is vital to public health and the wellbeing of our society. This was first recognised in the Public Health Act of […]
Combining the Real and Digital Worlds – Increasing your Resilience with Asset Management: WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
With ageing and failing assets it is ever important to manage your assets in the optimum way. Whether that is by installing sensors and monitoring […]
Riding the Innovation Wave – Northumbrian Water’s Approach to Driving Transformational Change: WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2025 Retrospective
“Innovation is at the heart of Northumbrian Water’s strategy, ensuring we deliver value to customers, enhance resilience, and drive sustainable water management. But how do […]
From A to day out: reimagining leisure in transport
Transport planning, at its best, is a discipline of anticipation — spotting subtle shifts, interpreting patterns, and designing infrastructure not just for today, but for […]
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