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How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Cities around the world are trying to improve air quality, which in turn can help to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Sue Weekes explains the vital role played by compact air quality sensors and how using them in tandem with weather stations and other smart city devices can maximise their value.

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Finnish cities explore re-use potential of artificial grass

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Vienna ranked the most ‘liveable’ city

Espoo launches autonomous street sweeper pilot programme

Espoo named most intelligent community

European Commission names Leuven as capital of innovation

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Espoo

Espoo is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. The city covers 528.03 square kilometres with a population of 292,913 residents. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa, while surrounding the enclaved town of Kauniainen.

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City Lights: Jukka Mäkelä, Mayor, Espoo

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Espoo’s Mayor, Jukka Mäkelä, talks co-creation, ambitious sustainability goals, city story-telling, ice hockey and more.

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Finnish cities explore re-use potential of artificial grass

Sustainable development goals29 Feb 2024

Finnish cities explore re-use potential of artificial grass

Cities win funding for greener, smarter mobility programmes

Climate action08 Mar 2023

Cities win funding for greener, smarter mobility programmes

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilience

Air quality01 Jul 2022

How air quality and weather data help cities boost resilienceSponsored by Vaisala

Excess heat from Microsoft data centre to be used for district heating

Batteries and renewables17 Mar 2022

Excess heat from Microsoft data centre to be used for district heating

Finnish municipalities take part in new emissions calculation project

Sustainable development goals27 Jan 2022

Finnish municipalities take part in new emissions calculation project

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Commercial buildings15 Oct 2021

Study reveals the most intelligent and future-proof cities in the world

Espoo launches autonomous street sweeper pilot programme

News09 Mar 2021

Espoo launches autonomous street sweeper pilot programme

European Commission names Leuven as capital of innovation

News28 Sep 2020

European Commission names Leuven as capital of innovation

Global marketplace extends the reach of real-time road and weather data

News08 Sep 2020

Global marketplace extends the reach of real-time road and weather data

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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.

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.

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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