OnDemand Panel Debate: Clearing the air: strategies for enhancing urban air quality

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OnDemand Panel Debate (11 Dec): Going behind the scenes of Dallas’ smart city initiatives

SmartCitiesWorld gets up close and personal with the City of Dallas and its innovative smart city strategies. Panellist from City of Dallas, National League of Cities and Ubicquia. Watch OnDemand

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

WATCH - Reinventing infrastructure in the smart city

SmartCitiesWorld talks to AVEVA’s Rashesh Mody about the changing face but enduring importance of infrastructure.

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Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

Smart cities: Overpromised and underdelivered

Smart city projects must move away from the standard applications that many focus on and make a "technological leap", says Paul Moorby, CEO and founder of Chipside, a specialist software development company providing products and services to local and regional government traffic authorities in the UK.

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Here at SmartCitiesWorld, we produce Special Reports on a weekly basis. If you would like to contribute to any special report or opinion pieces please contact our editor Luke Antoniou on lukea@smartcitiesworld.net

Dallas City Profile: net zero and decarbonisation plans

Climate action06 Feb 2024

From the SmartCitiesWorld Dallas City Profile, get a better understanding of the city’s plans to achieve net zero and decarbonise the built environment.

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Discover how the City of Dallas is pushing ahead with its smart city efforts with the latest new-look City Profile from SmartCitiesWorld.

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Air Quality Trend Report 2024

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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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OnDemand Panel Debate: Paving the way towards sustainability with proactive strategies & intelligent transport system

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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

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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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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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Breathe London: building a grassroots clean air movement

Breathe London: building a grassroots clean air movement

Air quality30 Aug 2023

As London continues to battle air pollution, we report on a pioneering air quality sensing model by Breathe London, which aims to serve as a model for cities around the world.

Tackling extreme heat isn’t a summertime job – it’s a year-round effort

Tackling extreme heat isn’t a summertime job – it’s a year-round effort

Climate action09 Aug 2023

Ladd Keith, PhD, assistant professor of the University of Arizona, urges cities to assess the successes and areas for improvement from the past summer and use the fall, winter and spring seasons to implement effective strategies.

The case for 15-minute cities

Planning and redevelopment15 Mar 2023

Hélène Chartier, director of urban planning and design, C40 Cities, explains why the approach can create greener, happier, healthier and more prosperous global cities.

How LA has made transparency central to climate action

How LA has made transparency central to climate action

Climate action16 Feb 2023

Lauren Faber O’Connor, chief sustainability officer, City of Los Angeles, explains why equity and accountability must be front and centre of its action plans.

How Reykjavik is championing citizen engagement

How Reykjavik is championing citizen engagement

Citizen engagement09 Feb 2023

The Icelandic capital city’s mayor Dagur Bergthoruson Eggertsson explains why he welcomes the broadening out of the concept and understanding of a smart city.

How Shenzhen’s mass EV transition has helped re-shape the city

How Shenzhen’s mass EV transition has helped re-shape the city

Electric vehicles25 Oct 2022

Hallie Liao, deputy general manager of Shenzhen Bus Group explains the impact that public transport electrification at scale has had on one of China’s newest and most densely populated cities.

How private finance can deliver green cities

How private finance can deliver green cities

Economic Development24 Oct 2022

Ahead of 3ci’s Net Zero Investment Summit, SmartCitiesWorld speaks to Connected Places Catapult chair, Professor Greg Clark CBE, to understand how 3Ci is helping turn green initiatives in UK cities into bankable projects for private investors.

Five things to pay attention to in the Inflation Reduction Act

Five things to pay attention to in the Inflation Reduction Act

Special Reports12 Aug 2022

A rundown of the five major takeaways from the US Inflation Reduction Act, assessing what is – and what isn’t – included in the measures to fight climate change.

WATCH - The technology enabling real-time action in Las Vegas’ city operations

WATCH - The technology enabling real-time action in Las Vegas’ city operations

Special Reports13 Dec 2021

The latest video interview from SmartCitiesWorld, sponsored by NTT and Dell Technologies, takes a deep dive into the innovative technology rollout across the city of Las Vegas that is helping authorities make better, faster decisions.

How London's Square Mile is confronting climate change head-on

How London's Square Mile is confronting climate change head-on

Special Reports12 Oct 2021

As part of a series of articles focusing on the 10 principles in SmartCitiesWorld’s open letter to Cop26, Alastair Moss, chair of the City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee, highlights the importance of radical action and green spaces.

A guide to urban resilience, climate and sustainability

A guide to urban resilience, climate and sustainability

Special Reports04 Oct 2021

Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director at the Resilient Cities Network, explains how cities can become more resilient to climate change, and the importance of building capacity into city systems and economies.

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

COP26: 10 guiding principles to be reflected in the final agreement

Special Reports19 Aug 2021

Ahead of COP26, SmartCitiesWorld has written an open letter to international political leaders consisting of 10 major guiding principles that we believe should be reflected in any final agreement at the conference in Glasgow in November. Here, we break down those principles, addressing the challenges within each and the importance of cities receiving full backing from central governments as they look to a greener future.

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