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The acceleration of urban growth is undeniable. Cities experience it now and forecasts say there's much more to come. The UN expects that by 2050 the world's urban population will be as large as the total population of the world was in 2002. And the...
Article - 10/28/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement
For MasterCard Chief Products Officer Craig Vosburg, data and intelligence are essential for cities on the path to becoming smart cities, particularly payments data.In an interview with PYMNTS.com, Vosburg outlined why MasterCard, a Council Lead...
Article - 10/23/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Economic development, Payments, Data management, Interoperability
Innovative smart cities solutions come from many sources. Scroll down to learn about competition-winning concepts for drastically reducing landfill waste, a model for zero-energy buildings, outstanding smart city initiatives -- and a new UK...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Waste management
The Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant provides treated and recycled water for around 230,000 customers in Santa Rosa, California and surrounding communities. While the plant generates some of its own electricity now, 70% of it comes from the...
Article - 10/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy, Water and wastewater
Communities that embrace green construction are reaping serious economic benefits. A new study finds that demand for green building is so strong that the sector grows, even when other types of construction falter. Communities that encourage it are...
Article - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Economic development
Rockford, with a population of about 4,300, may not seem a likely candidate for embarking on a major solar project but the Minnesota town is going ahead with one in partnership with local utility Wright-Hennepin Electric Co-op.To achieve its goal,...
Article - 10/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy
By Walter WhiteOne of the most dramatic societal transformations of the last century has been the mass migration of people into cities. People make trade-offs of all kinds when choosing to live in urban, suburban, exurban or rural communities:...
Article - 10/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Built environment, Telecommunications, Connectivity
Seoul’s problem with seemingly constantly overflowing public trash bins seemed insurmountable no matter how many times waste was collected during the day. The solution the city government chose was Clean Cubes from Council Associate Partner Ecube...
Resources - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management, Examples and case studies
When South Korea’s top four universities contracted with smart waste and recycling management solution provider Ecube Labs (a Council Advisory Member), they were experiencing an overflow of litter from trash bins set around the campuses despite...
Resources - 10/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Smart City Concepts, Waste management