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The latest planning and redevelopment on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

The Ellinikon smart city in Greece nears final stages

The Ellinikon smart city in Greece nears final stages

Planning and redevelopment15 Oct 2025

The Ellinikon, which is being developed on former site of Athens’ international airport, is expected to contribute approximately 2.5 per cent of Greece’s GDP.

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

Planning and redevelopment11 Oct 2024

Redesign is a cornerstone of the City’s transformative downtown redevelopment strategy, positioning it as a model for equitable and sustainable urban growth.

Manchester’s 1.7bn innovation district opens its doors

Manchester’s 1.7bn innovation district opens its doors

Planning and redevelopment03 Oct 2024

The project sees the transformation of University of Manchester’s North campus into a district to advance innovation across sectors, including digital tech.

One Bangkok unveils its smart city living vision

One Bangkok unveils its smart city living vision

Planning and redevelopment21 Feb 2023

Through its Urbanverse, the people-centric, integrated district aims to be a model of social, economic and environmental sustainability in the Thai capital.

Online tool measures climate risk of individual properties

Online tool measures climate risk of individual properties

Climate action10 Jan 2023

First Street’s platform will be unified with LightBox products, making it easier to evaluate climate risk ranging from floods and wildfires to extreme heat.

Global business hub in China will act as a “sponge city”

Global business hub in China will act as a “sponge city”

Planning and redevelopment15 May 2022

Shanghai Lingang Special Area, which aims to attract some of the world’s most prominent companies, seeks to embed sustainability and nature at its heart.

Houston smart city development joins global network of innovation districts

Houston smart city development joins global network of innovation districts

Planning and redevelopment27 Apr 2022

The Ion innovation centre and forthcoming Ion District urban community have joined the Global Network of Innovation Districts, established to provide governments and investors with new insights as they re-energise cities.

San Jose breaks ground on major net-zero downtown initiative

San Jose breaks ground on major net-zero downtown initiative

Commercial buildings26 Apr 2022

Intended to blur the lines between nature and the built environment, Park Habitat has been designed as a living structure and forms part of an overall campus vision which blends housing, workspace, retail, public space and amenities.

Green light given to net-zero housing development in Edinburgh

Green light given to net-zero housing development in Edinburgh

Residential buildings18 Jan 2022

The project is led by the City of Edinburgh Council with support from construction and academic partners and is part of the council’s ambitions to deliver 20,000 affordable homes by 2027.

Drone software surveys the scene at new London development

Drone software surveys the scene at new London development

Planning and redevelopment13 Dec 2021

As well as improving workflow at the £7bn development, drone flight management and image processing software is helping communicate progress of the new neighbourhood.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

Smart city research initiative aims to develop results-driven playbook

ESI ThoughtLab will define the cost benefits of smart city investments and provide city and business leaders with an evidence-based guide.

Gothenburg boosts sustainable public transport push with e-bus roll-out

More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

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The sustainable route to tomorrow’s retail sector by Peter Lau, CEO, Europe and Middle East at Current, powered by GE

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TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

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