Cities today must retrofit their infrastructure — for example, to ensure that the city can be easily navigated on foot, by bicycle or on eco-friendly public transit systems. And the energy that powers and supports city systems — from the power grid to water management to traffic and transit...
IoT describes the network of physical objects that use sensors, software, and other technologies to connect and exchange information with other systems by using the internet. Smart cities use such devices to collect and analyze data to improve infrastructure, public utilities, government-provided servic...
In the early twentieth century, the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed a large turntable south of San Francisco. Surrounding the turntable was a huge train storage building called the Bayshore Roundhouse. Once a vital part of the Bay Area’s infrastructure with more than 25 outbound tracks, the...
(Open in a new window)Web of Science ®(Open in a new window)Google Scholar Latham, A., & Layton, J. (2019). Social infrastructure and the public life of cities: Studying urban sociality and public spaces. Geography Compass, 13(7), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12444 (Ope...
INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics)PUBLIC spacesMIDDLE AgesMERCHANTSBUSINESSPEOPLEThe aim of this paper is to reflect on how annual fairs challenged the urban spatialities of trade in medieval and oldregime towns. It is also to pose the question of centrality under the point of view of...
The pressure on remaining open spaces of urban green infrastructure (UGI) is high due to increasing urbanization and the multiple requirements of a diverse
These smart city technologies are optimizing infrastructure, mobility, public services, and utilities. MORE:How smart is your city? (January 2023)(Infographic) Why do we need smart cities? Urbanization is a non-ending phenomenon. Today, 54% of people worldwide live in cities, a proportion that...
As per the sustainable city definition, a city is sustainable if it fulfills the basic needs of its citizens, including the necessary infrastructure of civic amenities, housing, employment, education, transportation, health and medical care, good governance, and others. It is also known as Eco...
Smart city improvements also provide new value from existing infrastructure while creating new revenue streams and operational efficiencies to help save money for governments and citizens alike.Are Smart Cities Sustainable?Sustainability is an important aspect of smart cities as they seek to improve ...
Euronext is the pan-European stock exchange and market infrastructure, connecting European economies to global capital markets. It has outposts in several European cities, including in the La Defense business district of Paris, France. Like most equities markets, much of the trading in Paris's equ...