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How Smart Cities Are Changing the World
Smart cities employ a network of sensors and software to collect electronic data on people, infrastructure and the environment for use in improving efficiency and service delivery. Planning is…
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The Benefits of Smart Grids
Smart grids use real time data to monitor energy flows and manage electricity bills more effectively, as well as enable decentralized energy production and distribution. Homeowners and demand response…
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What is Urban Mobility?
Urban mobility is a fundamental factor shaping urban form – defined by roads, transport systems and spaces – of cities. Furthermore, it plays an integral part in economic development…
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Energy Storage – Key to Making Renewable Energy More Viable
Energy storage is key to making renewable energy more economically feasible, helping balance electricity supply and demand over multiple timescales, thus lowering customer costs of renewable generation by preventing…
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What Is Land Use Planning?
Land use planning is a method used to regulate land development and growth. This may involve segregating residential from commercial areas or encouraging certain forms of development while restricting…
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The Importance of Zoning Regulations
Zoning regulations serve an essential function, keeping private and business activities separate in any municipality. Unfortunately, however, they can lead to disagreement when people don’t agree with the boundaries…
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What is Community Engagement?
Community engagement involves working with various groups who share common interests or circumstances to identify and address issues that affect them, with an aim of building connections that foster…
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What is Digital Governance?
Digital governance is a complex issue that should be tailored specifically for your organization’s unique requirements, yet some key principles should always be kept in mind. First and foremost,…
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Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies reduce CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities, with 39 operational projects and 29 in construction or advanced development globally. CCUS projects…
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What You Need to Know About Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles (EVs) eliminate tailpipe emissions that contribute to air pollution that causes thousands of premature deaths annually and noise pollution, thus providing cleaner air for their passengers and…