EU Transition Towards Green and Smart Mobility: Action Toolbox to Unleash Innovation Potentials is a report that was used to provide input for discussion at the informal EU inter-ministerial meeting of Ministers of transport and environment in Amsterdam on April 14, 2016. Continue reading
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The report Smart mobility: Reducing congestion and fostering faster, greener, and cheaper transportation options, written by Deloitte, focuses on the investigation of the promises of smart mobility framework. The main goal of this study is to reveal the benefits of the implementation of expanded metropolitan mobility ecosystems, based on a data-driven exploration. Continue reading
ARUP‘ s Design Book: 50 city stories explored, offers a great exploration of intelligent design for urban spaces. It stated that intelligent design is sometimes about new ideas or development. It’ s also often about giving cities’ existing assets ‘“ buildings, infrastructure and beyond ‘“ a new lease of life through well-planned updates. Continue reading
Sustainable Cities Index 2015 report tries to classify 50 of the world’ s most eminent cities in terms of social, environmental and economic impact. Very interesting findings arise when the index is decomposed in its three components and also, when focusing on the regional dimension of these results. Continue reading
In this report, produced by UN-Habitat, Sida and INU, the important role of public space within a city is highlighted. Public space has been used as a measure, and at the same time as a tool for improving mobility, access to public services, stimulation of economic activity or social inclusion. Continue reading
Chatty maps is an innovative project aiming to produce detailed sound maps of large cities, such as Barcelona, London, New York and Washington DC. This project constitutes a very interesting attempt to combine big data coming from pictures and their tags, collected via social media, with sounds and emotions that characterise these areas. Continue reading
P[art]icipatory Urbanisms is a compilation of interviews with urban practitioners and a critical anthology of peer-reviewed articles, examining the triangulation of urban participation, aesthetics, and politics. Continue reading