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Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

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Preview: Lauren Sorkin, executive director at Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, for reflections live from Cop26 and a discussion around advancing urban resilience.

Urban Exchange Episode 3: Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken

Cities on the  Frontlines: Urban Design for a Sustainable Future

Preview: Jeff Risom, Chief Innovation Officer at Gehl, will be joined by Glasgow City Council Leader Susan Aitken for a deep dive on sustainability, holistic urban planning and more.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to more equitable and inclusive communities.

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The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

Imagination and vision is required to enable successful digital transformation in our cities, writes Huawei’s Nadim Abdulrahim.

Overcoming the innovation gap

There is a gap between the aspirations of cities and the true capabilities of smart city technology, writes Anders Lisdorf.

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Editor's Blog: The future of urban transportation is taking shape, guided by technology, innovation, and strategic partnerships

Editor's Blog08 Sep 2023

In this Editor’s blog, we’re shining a light on two compelling initiatives that offer a glimpse into the future of transport, and the work that will be required to get there, from urging government action to fostering successful collaborations in connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs).

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We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

Urban Exchange Podcast

The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

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The convergence of technology and sustainability is driving a paradigm shift in urban transportation.

The convergence of technology and sustainability is driving a paradigm shift in urban transportation.

Editor's Blog01 Sep 2023

From technology to improve the passenger experience to electric vehicles (EVs) contributing to cleaner streets, cities are at the forefront of a smart and sustainable transport revolution.

Pulling together for climate action

Editor's Blog15 Aug 2023

Three examples of cities and organisations around the world that recognise the power of collaboration and engagement to battle the impact of climate change.

What cities can learn a year on from the Beirut explosion

What cities can learn a year on from the Beirut explosion

Editor's Blog06 Aug 2021

The anniversary of the Beirut blast acts as a reminder to authorities of their responsibilities to citizens.

Moving with the times

Editor's Blog16 Jul 2021

Members and regular visitors to our site won’t need to be told that SmartCitiesWorld has undergone a major redesign. Much like the cities and the technology featured on the site, we recognise that we ourselves must also evolve and react to changing times.

Access all areas

Editor's Blog09 Jul 2021

Equity is a little word but one that must carry huge weight as cities around the world pledge to build back better.

Plant Power

Editor's Blog02 Jul 2021

When SmartCitiesWorld was launched five years ago, agriculture and food production weren’t identified as being among the vertical sectors which we would cover. After all, our preoccupation was cities and advanced technology. The focus on resilience and sustainability though, especially in the context of climate change, has meant that to tackle many urban challenges, it is impossible to overlook these areas.

Signing off

Editor's Blog25 Jun 2021

When I think of cities, I think of my first time in Manhattan; getting out of the 8th Ave Port Authority bus terminal and just being swept away by the noise, the volume of people and the buildings towering above me. And then there was the pizza. It was pure awe.

Flexible thinking

Editor's Blog25 Jun 2021

The tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to think differently. This has led to some stunning technological breakthroughs - you only have to think of the lightning quick development of vaccines for one - and innovative new uses of existing technology.

Striving for perfection

Editor's Blog11 Jun 2021

Can you measure liveability? What do you deem important? The economy, healthcare, job prospects? Quality of bookshops and gyms, access to playgrounds (in my own case)?

The fourth generation of cities

Editor's Blog01 Apr 2021

It’s a strange time. Of course, it has been a strange time for well over a year but optimism surrounding vaccination rates in countries like Israel, the UK and Chile is being sharply tempered by fresh and sudden lockdowns in Europe, vaccine scepticism in some countries and a deadly and passive approach to the virus in Brazil.

Cities of dreams

Editor's Blog16 Oct 2020

Big topics, big challenges and big questions around the future of cities dominated the discussion at SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting – and we look forward to addressing them.

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

Data ownership could unleash truly smart cities

Editor's Blog31 Jan 2020

A simple way to control personal data could foster greater trust around smart city initiatives and open up a discussion around what citizens really find valuable – an extension of participatory budgeting, giving people a say in how they ‘spend’ their data.

Online life

Editor's Blog06 Dec 2017

Online is where we shop, socialise and find love. Increasingly too, information and communications technologies are transforming the public sector

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