Study helps cut waste fishing gear on Taiwan’s coastline
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Tainan City – Derelict fishing gear is the most prevalent
source of marine litter along Taiwan’s coastline, says National
Cheng Kung University. In a recent study, the
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Offshore Wind Innovation Hub opens in Brooklyn
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New York – The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub in Brooklyn is
calling for startup companies to develop solutions for offshore
wind in New York. The initiative is
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Edinburgh begins work on green corridor
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Edinburgh - Edinburgh is transforming disused areas of the
city into a green corridor and cycleway. The Scottish capital plans
to develop healthy community spaces that support
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Tallinn becomes European Green Capital
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Tallinn - The Estonian city of Tallinn has officially become
the European Green Capital for 2023. It takes over from the French
city of Grenoble. Tallinn has
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New York City introduces 925 electric vehicles
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New York – The city of New York is replacing more than 900
fossil fuel-powered city vehicles with electric vehicles (EV). The
transition is being funded with
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Urban planning needs rights-based approaches
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Bangkok - Disaster risk planning for urban areas needs a
greater focus on the rights of poor and vulnerable groups, says the
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia.
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Taiwan announces smart sensors project
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Kaohsiung – Taiwan has announced a smart city infrastructure
project worth 1.5 million US dollars. The AI and sensor
technologies platform Iveda will install Internet of Things
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Smart parking management boosts urban planning
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Brussels – Smart parking management can make cities safer and
more sustainable. With the results from the EU-funded project
Park4SUMP now in, the findings show that best
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Port of Vancouver sets goal to reduce emissions
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Vancouver – The Port of Vancouver has set a goal to phase out
all port-related emissions by 2050. Canada’s largest port is
working with partners across the
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Uzufly's virtual reality improves urban development
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Lausanne - The EPFL spin-off company Uzufly is using aerial
imaging from drones to generate 3D models of cities in detail. With
the technology’s advanced precision, urban
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Neom unveils plans for floating port city
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Tabuk – Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for an octagonal
floating port city as part of the Neom development. There are also
plans to build a ski
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Survey reveals the motivation behind smart cities
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Glendale - Smart Cities Dive and Johnson Controls have
conducted a survey of over 100 city leaders in the United States to
examine the biggest motivators behind
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Work begins on UrbanTwin project
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Lausanne/Zurich – A consortium of Swiss research institutes is
creating a digital twin of the city of Aigle in the canton of Vaud.
UrbanTwin will also provide
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Albuquerque converts hotels into affordable housing
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Albuquerque - The city of Albuquerque in the U.S. state of New
Mexico is planning to convert hotels and motels into permanent
housing for at least 1,000
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World Bank calls for accelerated electric vehicle adoption
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Washington, D.C. - Developing cities must use more electric
vehicles (EV) to reduce global transport-sector emissions, says the
World Bank. In a new analysis, it also reported
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Canton of Zurich implements revised sectoral plan for crop rotation areas
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Zurich - The canton of Zurich is implementing the Federal
Council's revised sectoral plan for the use of crop rotation areas
(FFF). This should strengthen the interest
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Stuttgart uses digital twin to improve sustainability
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Stuttgart - The German city of Stuttgart is using a digital
twin platform to become more sustainable. Working with the
technology companies Hexagon and Fujitsu, the city
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Manchester uses connected vehicle technology
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Manchester - One of the UK’s biggest cities is trialing
connected vehicle technology to minimize drivers’ wait times at
traffic lights. Using data collected during the trial,
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21 European cities make CDP’s climate A List
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London – A total of 122 cities worldwide have been named as
leaders in climate action. The so-called A List ranking is compiled
by the non-profit organization
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Hyundai Motor Group explores future city concepts
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Seoul - Hyundai Motor Group is showcasing future city concepts
in a public virtual exhibition of its HMG Smart City. The smart
city concept is a hexagonal-shaped
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