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Copenhagen to upgrade driverless train operations

Canberra judged most sustainable city in the world

Smart city ranking focuses on citizens’ perceptions

Water Safe Cities Accelerator to tackle flooding and drought

“Small things add up”: The Japanese town leading the zero-waste charge

Why do people choose to stay in or leave their cities?

Copenhagen tops global cities for digital transformation

C40 Cities partners with Arup for urban climate action

Environmental living project launched in Copenhagen

How Copenhagen challenged the norm to tackle climate change

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Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218. Since the completion of the Øresund Bridge, Copenhagen has become increasingly integrated with the Swedish province of Scania and its largest city, Malmö, forming the Øresund Region. Copenhagen is also one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.

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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.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

Manchester launches People’s Panel for AI

The panel aims to provide residents with access to education and training on AI, enabling local communities to influence the development of AI initiatives.

SmartCitiesWorld to host second Cities Climate Action Summit

The in-person (London) and online event takes place 26-27 June and will convene city leaders, climate experts and organisations from around the world.

Riyadh to deploy smart pole infrastructure pilot

The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.

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Our editorial newsletter pulls together our latest news items into one email, direct to your inbox. We also feature our latest city interviews, Special Reports and Guest Opinions.