The term ‘Heat Island Effect’ has been around since 19th century when urbanisation gained momentum and towns started emerging into metropolitan cities. Today, the less intensive heat island effect of the past has taken the shape of killer heat waves that have put thousands of lives in the cities at risk. As cities are becoming […]
Environment
Intelligent Waste Management – Significance And Trending Stories
The outlook for waste management in smart cities is rapidly changing. They are responding towards the situation with more of an innovative aspect, after years of resistance in previous decades. Today, the waste industries and start-ups are making big strides in integrating the innovation in robotics, machine learning, and smart city technology into waste management. […]
Innovation to Combat Climate Change – From the Tech Companies to the Smart Cities
The year 2017 has indeed witnessed a whole lot of phenomenal initiatives across the world carried forward by governments, tech companies, academia, and the citizens primarily in the form of collaborations. Every single move was a joint effort showcasing the skills of innovators, designers, planners, and investors. What we need here is, to emphasise on […]
Global Warming And Climate Change Can Be Overcome By Smart Cities
Revolution in technology and industries in the past decades lead to a new debate among the world leaders on ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’. The debate still remains open and on with questions like ‘who is responsible’, ‘to what extent these problems are man-made’ and ‘what can be done to get rid of the crisis’. […]
Another Set of Smart City Innovations to Kick-start a Healthful Future
UN predictions indicate that in 2050, the demographics of urban areas will be fairly equal to the total population of the world in 2002. With constant development of the cities, economic, social and creative opportunities increase which forms the major attraction for the inflow of population. As per the estimates from McKinsey, the top 600 […]