Top news of the week: 12.08.2021.
Smart Cities
The pandemic changed car ownership. How can cities adapt?
Car buyers are thinking about protection from the coronavirus rather than convenience or traffic. That could be bad news for cities looking to get cars off the road for good.
Smart Cities, Bad Metaphors, and a Better Urban Future
Shannon Mattern's new book 'A City Is Not a Computer' digs into the data, dashboards, and language that keep people from building better, safer communities.
Smart cities will help fight climate change but more awareness is needed
Smart cities will be key in tackling climate change, but research suggests that public awareness of that fact is low.
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Serbia’s smart city has become a political flashpoint
Belgrade has been kitted out with Chinese security cameras. Activists and Europe are both worried
Environmental monitoring in the construction of a highway with Libelium
The construction of a highway in a natural environment requires environmental monitoring by Libelium sensors for precise pollution control.
E-scooter company Skip files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The Helbiz-owned micromobility company filed the petition last week in California, marking the first bankruptcy filing by a well-known scooter company with a footprint in multiple cities.
'An enormous lift': Biden's goal of 50% EV sales by 2030 will test supply chains, utilities, experts say
Biden's lofty goal will run in tandem to investments in EV infrastructure. But other supports, like to manufacturing supply chains, are needed as well.