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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is the Lead Consultant of STEM Spark Solutions. Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has stood as the ...

As the smart-city model hits its limits, a new paradigm — regenerative urbanism — is redefining how developers, investors, and civic leaders measure value, linking livability, resilience, and ...

More than 100 people lost their lives in July when flash floods ravaged Central Texas, illustrating the devastation that’s possible when mounting natural disasters are met with inefficient government ...

The city of Tucker is testing new smart city technology to enhance visibility and connectivity along its public trails and park system. The initiative, in partnership with Comcast Smart Solutions, ...

Milad Haghani receives funding from The Australian Research Council & The Australian Government. Abbas Rajabifard receives funding from Victorian Government via Land Use Department. Benny Chen does ...

Hidden in city car parks or warehouses, smart greenhouses promise to bring farming back to the city. But can these technology ...

LAVASA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When David Cooper and his wife were looking for somewhere to retire, they wanted a place by a river or a lake, away from Mumbai's congested streets, ...

If a smart city is defined as a civilization that uses technology to support the community, then the origins of this concept date back at least to the Neanderthals. While the concept has, of course, ...