Digital Town Centres: digital placemaking for people and place
In September 2019, the UK government invited 101 places to each develop a Town Deal proposal as part of its £3.6bn Towns Fund for England. The towns […]
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Air Quality Best Practice in the City of London: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 Retrospective
In September 2019, the City of London released its updated Air Quality Strategy, laying out policy and action to deliver improved air quality over the […]
A National Approach to Air Pollution – Advancing the Action Plan: EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2021 Retrospective
“Around a third of the UK’s climate emissions are dependent on sectors that are directly shaped or influenced by local authority practice, policy or partnerships. […]
E-scooters: A secret weapon in the sustainable mobility revolution?
The recent arrival of electric scooters (e-scooters) on the streets of London marks a fascinating new development in the transformation of mobility within UK cities. But as […]
Enabling city resilience post-COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged governments worldwide on a scale not seen in recent history. As parts of the world begin to emerge from the […]
Smart Classes Digest: Issue #03
Peruse the latest edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders! Issue #03 “Insights” reveal: The evolution of predictive maintenance from […]
The future of “smart” cities starts with people, not technology
I love cities. I’ve been fortunate to live, learn, and work in some of the best in the world. Cities are hubs of cutting-edge technology […]
Smart city digital twins are a new tool for scenario planning
In this guest contribution from the American Planning Association (APA), Petra (Stieninger) Hurtado and Alexsandra Gomez explain how digitalization and virtual simulation of entire cities […]
How do we make transport decarbonisation desirable at the individual level?
In the midst of understanding what net zero transport means; policymakers, investors, consultants and engineers typically start by focusing on the feasibility of overcoming that challenge. Describing potential […]
What does it take to be smart?
The term “smart” has been used for some time now to broadly describe the adoption of technology by a city or infrastructure owner. The expression […]
AI-driven CCTV upgrades are coming to the ‘world’s most watched’ streets – will they make Britain safer?
Renewed concern about the safety of public streets, especially for women, has prompted the UK government to announce the doubling of a “Safer Streets” fund to £45 […]
Smart Classes Digest: Issue #02
Missed the second edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders? Issue #02 “Insights” reveal: 5 emerging trends, one year on, […]
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