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Romney, once an anti-sprawl crusader, created model for Obama ‘smart growth’ program
Mitt Romney pushed for smart-growth policies in Massachusetts. (Photo by Gage Skidmore.) Everyone knows that “Obamacare” was modeled on Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts health-care law. B… more →
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Danish presidency dialogue on smart cities and renewable energy
wrote 1 day ago: Connie Hedegaard, European climate action commissioner, said that solutions to the economic crisis a … more →
Designing a Smart City with zasqr
wrote 1 week ago: Without a doubt, another interesting sphere for use of the zasqr social network would be enhancing t … more →
World Wildlife Fund: Move to Smart Cities, Stop Eating Beef, Dairy
wrote 1 week ago: This is where you discover that — as a wealthy, first-world “consumer” — you are most likely going t … more →
"We need the mayors of cities to take some kind of leadership. In Toronto, every 3 hours, a pedestrian gets hit by a car. Every 7 hours, a cyclist gets hit by a car (...) These numbers should be an obsession for everyone - how to make it safe for pedestrians & cyclists when it is clearly not." Gil Penalosa
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It's up to social change to make us act in an environmentally conscious way. But can we trick ourselves into saving ourselves?
wrote 2 weeks ago: If human beings were the perfectly rational creatures imagined by classical economists, we would hav … more →
"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself." Alan Alda
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“If nature has solved many problems we face today, why not go back to nature for inspiration? Why not engage with nature, understand how it works and then apply those lessons to life and work?” Tamara Kleinberg
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Your Next Mayor? A Computer.
wrote 3 weeks ago: Our planet is becoming smarter, and this isn’t just a metaphor. Three years ago, 100 Parisians … more →
Clouds and Coffee: User affordance and information infrastructure
wrote 4 weeks ago: Some desktop coffee machines (e.g. figure 1) are now connected to the Internet (Pritchard, 2012). S … more →
Can Technology Strengthen Our Communities?
wrote 4 weeks ago: Last week’s post, Why Data Matters, provided a very brief look at the value and importance of … more →
21 world cities reveal the winning solutions to improve lives of 110 million citizens
wrote 4 weeks ago: Twenty-one cities from Asia, Africa, Europe, North and Latin America have announced the winners of t … more →
SMART VILLAGE Ó COMMON SENSE VILLAGE
wrote 1 month ago: SMART VILLAGE Ó COMMON SENSE VILLAGE Des de fa uns anys, s’està gestant una nova forma d … more →
Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes: The 4 commandments of cities
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Why Data Matters
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wrote 1 month ago: A number of articles and blog posts about data … it’s value, our need for it, etc. … more →
Romney, once an anti-sprawl crusader, created model for Obama 'smart growth' program
wrote 1 month ago: Mitt Romney pushed for smart-growth policies in Massachusetts. (Photo by Gage Skidmore.) Everyone kn … more →
Ambient Intelligence (on WSN)
wrote 1 month ago: Like most mornings, the first thing I did when I woke up on the day of the iPhone 4S keynote was thu … more →
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Strengthening Sustainability at Home and Abroad: NLC-led Delegation Heads to Europe
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wrote 1 month ago: The pursuit of sustainability is in many ways a pursuit of innovation. Far from altering the ultimat … more →
Smart Cities
wrote 1 month ago: Holanda es uno de los países más desarrollados en cuando a sustentabilidad y diseño se refiere, siem … more →
