Urban Transformation
Innovation-first purchasing at the city level can scale climate adaptation
Cities' budgets are often significant enough to move the needle on climate adaptation, but innovation-first procurement is essential to maximize impact.
Anu Devi
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Wellbeing and Mental Health
每年千万人因非传染性疾病死亡，智慧城市设计如何改善整体健康状况？
非传染性疾病每年夺走数千万人的生命。越来越多的证据表明，以健康为导向的智慧城市设计有潜力降低这一数字。来自意大利和丹麦的证据显示，城市规划可以有效减少疾病发生并改善整体健康状况。
Urban Transformation
How adaptive reuse can help reimagine, repurpose and revitalize cities
Adaptive reuse is an established practice that repurposes existing assets in the built environment, blending architectural heritage with modern needs.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
都市計画で生み出す、アクティブなライフスタイル
非感染性疾患が、毎年何千万人もの命を奪っています。健康を重視したスマートな都市設計がこの数を減らすことができるというエビデンスが増えてきています。イタリアとデンマークの事例は、都市計画が疾患を減らし、一般的な健康状態を改善する方法を示しています。
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Urban planners are promoting active lifestyles. Here’s how
Non-communicable diseases claim millions of lives a year. A growing body of evidence suggests smart urban design could reduce that and boost wellbeing.
Urban Transformation
你的城市面临下沉风险吗？
从纽约、威尼斯到孟买、雅加达，世界各地的“下沉城市”都感受到了城市地面沉降的影响。主要原因包括地震运动、地下水使用和过度建设。拯救这些正在下沉的城市需要公共和私营部门领导人共同参与的全面、多方面的战略。
Urban Transformation
How 'sinking cities' can address subsidence challenges
Saving sinking cities like New York, Jakarta and Venice must involve re-evaluating infrastructure and water use, and building resilience into urban design.
Urban Transformation
How cities can achieve net zero by targeting building emissions from design to demolition
A new multistakeholder taskforce aims to provide guidelines for cities aiming to decarbonize the built environment, based on a whole life cycle approach
Urban Transformation
Las ciudades están midiendo el horizonte de la IA generativa. Pero primero tienen que establecer las reglas básicas
Con la mayoría de las ciudades del mundo explorando actualmente las posibles aplicaciones de GenAI, ahora es una oportunidad para adoptar las políticas de gobierno adecuadas.
Urban Transformation
Cities are sizing up the generative AI skyline. But first, they have to establish the ground rules
With most cities worldwide currently exploring the possible applications of GenAI, now is an opportunity to adopt the right governing policies.
Urban Transformation
How cities can flex their purchasing power to stimulate innovation
The G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance has released a policy model with practical steps for cities worldwide to spark innovation through public procurement
Cybersecurity
Can labelling programmes make smart devices cybersecure?
Device labelling programmes for consumers and manufacturers could increase the transparency of cybersecurity and encourage smart devices to be secure by design.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Art and technology together can help tackle urban mental health
Mental health is an ongoing global crisis exacerbated by the pandemic. Here's how Digital art and apps can support mental well-being in urban environments.
Urban Transformation
Here's how the global community is doing on technology governance
A news insight report provides a snapshot of technology governance initiatives and shows that some progress has been made on cybersecurity as well as on environmental, social and governan...
The future of the office is changing: here’s how to improve the occupant experience
Businesses face the challenge of getting people back into offices post-pandemic. A new toolkit aims to help landlords understand the needs of their tenants.