Smart parking solves parking shortages in cities
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New York - Smart parking can solve the issue of parking
shortages in cities, while helping building owners monetize unused
parking spaces. It can also improve sustainability
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German city uses geothermal well to heat new urban district
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Bochum - A city in Germany has reached a milestone in
geothermal development. The model district of Bochum in North
Rhine-Westphalia has successfully drilled a well to
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Macau launches urban master plan
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Macau – The Macau SAR 2020-2040 Urban Master Plan is coming
into force on February 15, 2022. Covering about three square
kilometres of land, it encourages people
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New apps portray 3D twin of Zurich
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Zurich - A digital twin of Zurich’s buildings, trees and
forests is being made publicly available. It can be found in two
apps produced by the City
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Machine learning cleans up cities
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Sydney - Machine learning can help architects and urban
planners reduce construction waste to optimise sustainability in
cities. In Australia, a new suite of design applications is
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Ho Chi Minh City to develop riverside infrastructure by 2040
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Ho Chi Minh City - Ho Chi Minh City has plans to develop
riverside infrastructure by 2040. The move will improve the scenery
and public utilities along
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Shanghai named world’s top smart city for 2022
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Shanghai/Basingstoke - Shanghai has been ranked the world’s
number-one smart city for 2022. The ranking, published by Juniper
Research, was based on aspects including transportation,
infrastructure, energy, technology
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WEF encourages nature-based solutions in cities
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Cologny - The World Economic Forum has collaborated on an
initiative that provides a roadmap for a sustainable approach to
city development. Among others, it shows how
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Holcim and Bloomberg on the search for circular cities
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Zug/New York - Holcim and Bloomberg Media are launching a
barometer for circular cities. This will aim to identify and raise
awareness of a city’s achievements in
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Bangkok builds 9km tunnel to prevent flooding
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Bangkok - A huge drainage tunnel is being built in Bangkok to
prevent flooding. At nine kilometres long and 30 metres deep, the
tunnel will increase drainage
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Palma plans ecological corridors to oxygenate the city
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Palma de Mallorca - The capital of the Balearic island
Mallorca has unveiled a proposal for four new connected green areas
to oxygenate the city. The idea
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U.S. Transport Secretary praises smart city innovation
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Las Vegas - The U.S. Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg has
praised smart city innovation. He expects cities to be built on
connected technology and anticipates policies that
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Cities can foster biodiversity
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Singapore - As species extinction rates soar and urbanisation
takes over natural land space, cities are essential for sustaining
biodiversity. The urban environment can even foster multi-species
habitats,
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Mangalore increases green cover to 33 per cent
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Mangalore - Mangalore Urban Development Authority plans to
increase green cover in the city to 33 per cent in the next 18
months. This adds 10 per
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Federal court confirms cantonal plans for innovation park
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Zurich/Dübendorf ZH - Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has
certified that the canton of Zurich’s design plan for Innovation
Park Zurich is legally valid. In repealing a different
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ADB grants $350 million loan to improve urban services in India
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Manila - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $350
million policy-based loan to improve urban services in India. It
will accelerate the universal coverage of
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New York City set for waterfront development
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New York – A 10-year vision for developing New York City’s
waterfront has been released. It charts the path towards an
equitable, resilient and healthy development across
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Switzerland’s built infrastructure coming under huge pressure
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Dübendorf ZH - A group of experts has come to the conclusion
that Switzerland’s built infrastructure is under enormous
innovation pressure. With their view of the bigger
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Smart parking meters go off-grid but stay connected
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New Taipei City - The electric transport technology company
Gogoro has developed a new smart parking meter that can be powered
by portable power packs - allowing
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China could benefit from greater density
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Washington D.C. – The research institute Brookings Institution
sees denser cities as a possible solution for China. The country
aims to meet its climate targets but simultaneously
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